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VOLUMN XI, NUMBER 12 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27,1924 PRICE THREE C E N T ~

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IPill Make Local Job aRemunerative One

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Boroughs to Collect

County Taxes In

The Future

FAVORS SHORT SESSION

UNDEFEATED TEAMS MEET

Favored in Match

Thursday.

Thursday e\'ening, January 1.the two u11Cleieated leaders oi the:'Ilain Line Church League will dob at tl e o n the f lo or o f the :-\arberth Junior High Schoo l "gym."The local representatives, the

reel and wh it e qu in t et of the ;\arberth Epworth League, wilI ha\'e1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - a tough t ime subdu ing the fast The office of borough tax coIlecpassing fiye fr0111 t he A rdmore t or in Mon tgomer y county shouldPresbyterian Church. However, prove one of the most remunerativeone neutral "dopester ," who has in the future, a nd a c ovet ed p ri zeseen both teams in action, favors in the polit ical arena.the local boys; and forwards the Some one has d is covered an actbelief that ' the\ ' ,viII d own the o f Leg is la tu re which makes aArdmore l ad s. • change in the manner of collecting

Th e Ardmore team is composed county and State taxes. Hereafter

of a h os t of coIlege an d High the treasurer of Montgomery countySchool stars. Stil1wagon, star last will not be the collector of State an dy ea r o f th e Penn State Freshman county taxes from persons and proteam, wil I be the cent re o f the vis- per ti es in the 25 boroughs. Th eitors' offensive attacks. He wil l be yarious ta x coIlectors in the respecaided by Speir sand Rudd ick , both tiye boroughs will be t he r ec ei ve rformer Lower Merion stars. o f t he S ta te a nd count y t ax es , b e"Mary" Bevan, former Lower tween June I and Sept. IS of each2\[erion captain , i s looked u pon a s year, acting in the f ir st and secondt he v is it or s' strongest defensi,'e class townships. But the boroughman. He \ViII b e a id ed by Rud- collectors must file with t he countyelick, former Penn athlete. a bond i n a s um su ffi ci en t to cover

Against this formidable array of the amount of the total State and

stars the local team wilI place county tax duplicate to be placed intheir regular combination, Eddy their hands.Purring an d Bob SaviIl, forwards; Furthermore, they wiIl, hereafter,Ern Jenkins, centre; Bill Heard a ls o be t he g at he re rs o f t he delinand Yocum, g uards. quent S tate and county tax in their

As a capacity crowd is expected r espect ive boroughs m the same

the game will not start \ ln ti l 8 manner as t he coIlectors in the firstn'l'!nrk. "and second class t ownships.

A re cen t act of the legis laturemakes the change, which will meana f inancial los s to the county of ful

Assemblyman Ludlow Says Leglsla· Iy $10,000 each year.ture Wastes Too Much Time. As to Remuneration .

"The General Assembly 1S in The county t reasurer has beensession enti rely too long," a nd collecting the State and county taxeswast es t oo much t ime between its in the 25 boroughs of Montgomeryweekly meetings, in the opinion of county, at no c os t t o the county,Benj amin H. Ludlow, member of other than incidentals by reason ofthe State Hou se o f Representa- clerk hire, etc., on t he l as t d ay s ofti\'es f rom Mon tg ome ry cou nt y. t he t im e l im it to a vo id a penal ty toR ep re sent at iv e Lud low, who the taxable. Inasmuch as the newsen'ed in th e 1923 session during duplicates for both State and coun

which he sponso red t h e J - , u d l o w , t ; Y , ~ ~ , ~ t : J 1 9 , w ) J 1 q ~ J ~ j n th eparol e l aw, now in operation, and hanlts -of-the b ( j r o l l g I i - C 6 l h ~ ~ t o r s , ita p ro po sed cou nt y t ax r ev is io n will mean that the county must givelaw, which failed of passage, was these col lector s the same remunerre-elected t h i ~ year for the 192.'> ation a s the township collectors aresessIOn. receiving, namely 2 per cent of the

L'rging a shor t sess ion next amount of the tax. Thi s added inyear, Representative J.udlow de- come to the perquisites of a bore la red, in a n o ut li ne o f hi s v iews ough tax collector will mean thato n L eg is la tiv e matte rs , th at t he jo b 1Il arberth wiIl be vig"while i t is true there wiII b e com- o ro us ly sought after.plications having to do wi th ways IncidentaIly, the development ofand means and appropriations. this change made by the legislaturetwo consecutin 1110nths of hard has p laced the county off ic ia ls in awork wilI 00 t he t ri ck, a nd th e q ua nd ar y a s to the disposition ofpublic wilI be no be tt e r and cer- the l is ts of delinquent I924 St at etainly 110 worse o ff if th e job is anel county taxes wit h t he r es ul tdone quickly, instead oi sp reading tha t none of the tax delinquentsthe agony out ( j\ ,e r se\ ·er.11 have been caIled upon, as yet, tomonths. meet the requirements of the law_

Outlining a plan which he holds Jt has been the pract ice f or years tOo

wou ld b e wor kabl e, M r. Ludlow place delinquent lists f rom t he v ar -said: ious boroughs in the hands of De-

"1 0 '[ J linquent Ta x CoHector Wm. S.. n ,I onday, anuary 5, D' 1. I k I

] 925, there wilI be th e usual cau- . 1c"erson, t1IH er a hlan 'et bon< .CtlS of House membe rs t o s el ec t c oy eri ng all the d upl icat es. His.a Speaker, and of Senators to cOlllpensation hasbeen the 5 per centchoose <l president pro tern. Th e penalty imJlosed and the cos ts l I l

f II . d I . . 1 curred in mak ing t he c ol le ct io ns.o O\\'l11g ay t le LegIslature \VI! The results have been all that couldconyene, formally organize andcuuld then adjourn until : \t londay , be des ir ed , in tha t the fina l exemp-

Jt io ns wer e small in number and

anuary 12, to permit of the ap-pointment of the usual commi t- amount.tees. 1924 Not Taken Over.

"2. On :'lcJ11day, January 12, the To comply with the recent act, theLegislature meets ior business and 1<)24 delinquent must be tenderedcould immedi at e ly pass a joint to t he yanous borough tax collecresolution fixing- as the l as t d ay tors. However, befor e they canfor the i nt ro du ct io n o f bin s. take oyer these lis ts to make theThlli·sda,·. Februarv 1!l an d thc ('olleciions for the 50/0 pcnalty, thevday iur' adj()urnmcnt 'fhursday,' will haye to file a bond with theApr il 2, thus permitting : I c1a;'s county to cover the total of t he d eior the in troduct ion of ]lills and. linquent total. So far none o f t hein a ll . eight days aiter Januarv 17 borough collectors have indicated ai()r the consideration of all L e g i ~ - willingness to go to the expense oflatiYe business. placing such a bond, with its attend-

":1. This "\'ouM necessitate. ing- costs. for the small return theyaiter approximately the first oj will re ceiye from the 1924 del inFebruary, weekly' s es si on f rom quellt l is t, for in addition to the costeach Monday night to the follow- of the bond, they \ViII" a ls o haveing Thursday l11orniilg, inclusive. delinquents. In most cases of deso as to permit the neCessarv ad- l inquents tho amounts are small, revancement of b il ls on th e calen- presenting the personal or poll taxes,dars. and these are chiefly due f rom the

"A short scssion would saYe the ,,-omen. Very few rea lty holder sS ta te many thousands of dolIars. have left unpaid coullty an d State'The l en gt hy s es si on o f ] 923 taxes. So that, in many of the bor

W!lS largely due to t he advent of oURhs the "joh is not acceptable. ata new admini st r at ion , wh ich was t hi s t im e to t he bor ough tax collecnot prepared for weeks t o submit tor. Tn the l't!d: it loc;>ks as thoughits desires to. the Legislative the county offICials WIll h av e to l etbody." the IIJ 24' delinquent coullty and

State tax l is t t ake the usual coursea nd event ua ll y a ss ign t he t as k to1\1 r. Dickerson.

·Lower Merion Instance.

Of course, the I 9 ~ 5 county andState tax l is t will h av e to be as-

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BACK AGAINOMMUNITY CLUBYlerion Territory

to Narberth

T{RCJJlJ!t/p AwardJDistrld

at Meeting Il/edl1esday

Narberth ColorfulTo Entertain Women's Organizations. Former Resident on Visit Here-Cub Local Boys

The member,; of all t he wom- On Christmas Eve A lso Retu rns .

en's l)rganization,; oi arberth Charley Hum phr ey s, l oo ki ng

arc i lwi ted to ,.;pelld the afternoon Cal/dles /1/ Wil1d0'7x's and l ike a pro,. ;perous Kentucky colo-"f Tue,;t!a\'. December :30, 2.:W nel, b lew i nt o t own t he other day.

lJ·duck. \ ~ ' i t h the Community G ~ a r { ) l l i l 1 ( r 011

StreetslI e came up from his Eastern

Club. I\tbiness discussion wil l b e <5 ~ h o r e hume t o find a market forumi tt ed . and the time g i\ 'en up t,) his constantly increasing egg crop,

.\ctiun un the assignment of fire a prugram of entertainment., The The Chri ,;tmas spir i t reigned in and tell us about his wonderfulterritory ,,"hich has been under Bryn :'Ilawr \\ 'omen's Club is to ~ a r b e r t h this week. Eyery home p lan ta t ion on the ba nk s of the

disctlssron .for sam e time was p r ~ , . ; e n t a p la y, \\' h ic h is r ep or ted and eve ry s to re reflected the at- Tred _-\ Yon. I don 't h av e t o i dentaken up by the Township Com- to he \"t'rY c1eHr and humorous. nHlsphere of the season. tiiy Cha rl ey , excep ti ng t o n ew

missioners v\ 'ednesday night . There 'wi ll he orchest ra music, There were many s ta ck s o f c omer s In i 'arberth, a nd fo r the

The Commissioners unanimouslY hoI ida \' decorations and a s oc ia l Christmas trees along 11 averford benel1t oi these 1 wil l state brieflypas se d a r es ol ut io n s ubmi tt ed by h' l ur, ~ , " h e n ( ' \'en 'bod\ ' may com- avenu e i or a fortnight p re \' ious , t ha t he is t he man who put "berth"Chairman :'1ackey, of the Police and p ar e Chr is tmas g.iits-and 'h aye a and t he windows of t he s to re s in arhert h. haYing held, amongFire Committee , which a lI ot ted chat. It is hoped that there will were all gaily bedecked. other \yell-paying political berths,South Merion, which has been he an extra la rg e t ur n- on t o f \\ 'ednesday night Narberth ob- the offices of president of Counci lgiven joint fire protection in the past members and guests. ,;en'ed its beautiful custom of and Commissioner of Public

by the Bala-Cynwyd and Narberth lighting candles 10 the windows . Wor ks . \Vi th what he l ai d asidet ire companies, to the Narberth fire HANGING ROCK PRESENTED I n m as t oi t he h omes o f t he bor- from the proceeds of t hese l ucra-

force. ouo-h the \',:indows facino- t he t i, 'e j ob s, he bought a b ig f armThe action was taken at the insis- \\'ith impressive ceremomes t' " t I I I . b down in the corn and rye (no

held at t he Gulph Church Friday s r ee le ( one ur more t aper s.tence of Burgess Car l B. Metzger, Despite the dampness without, Scotch. however) b el t o f Mary-of the Borough o f Narber th who af te rnoon the overhanging rock at . 1 Ik d hiland. Here in the beaut iful co-

Gulph :'Ilills was formalh,' pre- many resl< ents wa e t rouglappeared before the Commissioners tIle streets to obser"e the dt 'splay lonial mansion which he built, he

s ent ed t o t he Val le.v Forge His- •.t theirlast meeting and asked them TIle JI'glltt'llg ranged all tIle ,vav entertains his friends practl'caIIy

turical ::;ocietY by Ir\'in 1'. Knipe, 'to def ine the territory they expec ted in behalf of :.i rs. '.1. :\ ubre)' Ander- from s ingl e candl e p at te rn s t o the year ronnd. Of course, hethe Narberth company to cover and compl l' ca ted des l'gns ! 'l l" olvl 'ng works, too, but it is a tradition

son, t he donor , of t :pper Merion 'intimated that i f such action was not candles, w re aths a nd colored with Charley that his guests come

taken immediately by the Commis- t O ~ ~ ~ ~ l : f i hundred attended the bulbs. :'I1ore t han ever before t h is first and mus t be shown the trues ion the Narberth borough govern- exercises a t th e c hu rc h a nd la te r y ea r residents lighted t rees ou t of Southern hospi tal ity , wi th which

ment would withdraw i ts company doors. mere labor should not be permit-within the borough limits, leaving the unvei ling of the bronze tablet I f d h ted to I·nterfere.

f which has been p laced on the his- n oyer a score a ya r s, weretownship companies to take .care toric rork. \ \ 'hi le the large throng t her e was an eyergreen shrub near Another thing which Narberth'st he t er ri to ry i n t he immed Ia te VI- stood alon£! the road, l i tt le Miss eno ug h t o t he house, a Christmas new ci tizens should k now i s thatc in it v o f i' arberth which it h a d ~ , tara g d P t' I I tIle fan10us Humphre)'s Boulevard. :'lIar)' Carona Anoerson, daughter ree w s ar n e. ar ICU ar ybeen co,·ering. - I [ f d th (Ha"erford avenue between Nar-. oi :'1r. and Mrs. J. Aubre)' Ander- on upper aver or avenue, e •Mr. Metzger offered the serVIces !ll'iglltl' 'olore-l trees clleered herth· a nd E ss ex ) ,vas lai -l by'

C . , son. removed ilI1e flag which COY- ) l II \1 -of his company to the ommlsslon pa,;,;ing' motorists. Charley some ','ears ag-o. If thatt- f h d ounced t ha t ered t he b rn ij ze plate. The tablet.ree 0 c arge an ann . f with t he s ea l of the Valley Forge The Christmas Eve S in g w as isn't an enduring- monument. noth-i t would seek no appropriatIOn rom H' . 1 S ' b 1 f I well attended, con si de ri ng t he i ng can be.the township. What waswanted, he Istonca oClety, ears t le 0- ven' inclement weather last \Ved- A r.eminder of the fact t ha t on r. t d t s el a clear defi lowing inscription: -pom e ou , wa mer y - nesday. One hundred people ex-Com. i s a f armer came to me

nition of territory in order that the " t ;eorge Washington and the I d'?\ b k P k b ~ · e s t e · t " d " . · a · y · . wilen I notl 'ced his cres. tN b h

. h k American army passed. under t hi s g at l er e 111 j ar roo ar a ou t• hr ert 'd company m l ~ l t

dnow rock on the - march to Valley the home of :\Jr. and Mrs. George on a couple of egg cra tes i n f ront

\V at reSI entslt was entHe to ap- " M I I fl' h th b t' f I of H·o·w·".ard Cotters' store.'b ' f Forge. December 19, 1777. The· ...... a 1, rom W lIC e eau I u

proach f or con tn utlOns or sup- community Christmas t ree was in Hi s .:·poultry yard IS Charley'sport overhanging rock was p resen ted full vI·ew. ' 'd H" h b h d

S· 1 t to the Valley Forge Historical So- pn e.. " . e as a ou t a t ousanevera years ago arrangemen s 'I'll pr ra as c d t d b Legllor·ns· and Wyandot tes, whl'ch

d b h M · C" A ciety for perpetual presen'ation on e og m w . on uc e .ywere ma e y t e en on IVIC s- Dr El'm " E P I q . t f N Ilroduce .an ave rage o f 400 eggs. . . fi . I)ecelnller 19, 1924." . I ..,. . a m UIS , a ar-soclatlOn to s ec ur e re pro tec tIOnf b I h B I C

d d \\ 'hile the thronl{ s tu od w it h h ro ok Par k. Fol lowi ng th e c om - p er d ay . C ha rl ey is an easy bossrom ot 1 tea a- ynwy an ~ 't ,,' R Sh ' d D and doesn't " 'ork the chl'cks vervh N b h . f tl b ar ed h eads Rev. J01111 Harrett, mUI11 y _mg. ey. en an aw-,tear ert compames or 1e ff d ft h' h hard, or· 11e nll'gllt be fTettl'ng ""0south side of Merion. Both com- pastor of t he Gul ph C hu rc h, in - so n 0 ere a prayer, a er w IC b U

panies consequently sought contri- \"lIked the Divine bless ing. The Re':. John Van ~ e s s gave a Bib li - per c e n ~ b e t t e r production. He isbutions from this section. As a re - um'ei l ing ceremonies were short. cal reading. about to double the s ize of his eggsult residents of South Merion In presenting the deed to Rey. .'\n add re ss was delivered by plant and is bui lding addi t ional

. h . bl 't' f b\\". Herbert Burk, D. D., president Rev. Rohert E. Keighton , making pens or stables or whatever you

were 10 t e enVla e POSI Ion 0 e- I . I' t "\\'1 t D Y W t call tIle I louses ,vhere fowl ar e. bill h B 1 C d o f t he Valle,v Forge Societ,Y, Mr. 11S';U lJec: .. la 0 au an10 9 a e to te· tea a- ynwy fo CI . t ;;,. Th b' t 11oarded. As a matter o f f ac t, h"

I t h 1 d Id Knille termed the rock the "£!ate- r ln s mas. e su Jec wa scompany t la t ey la a r ea y con- I t I I dl d tl t t Ilas roonl to b\II'ld a nll'le of theset ri bu te d t o t he Narberth company way to Valley Forge." . so ac eqU<l e y lan e la 0 re-when it s sol ic itor s a rr ived and of Th e ceremunies were b eg un b y p or t it here would sen'e only to chicken hotels without perceptiblyt el ling the Narberth contribution singing seyeral s tanzas o f "Amer- de tract from the f ul lnes s of t he r ed uc in g t he a re a of his tiIIable

seekers that they had given to the ica .· ' Th is was follDwed by p rayer thought he expressed. acres.cause o f Cynwyd when t he y c ame. hy ;\1 r. Barrett. Aft er t he p resen- 1n closing Dr. El im A. E. Palm- He makes four exp ress sh ip -The s jtua tion i rked official s of tation by Mr. Knipe and the «uist ' thanked t he peopl e for the m ents o f e ggs to Narberth every

I interest shown. in t he n ame of the 'Heek nre shal l pardon h. ·m forboth companies and a ttempts wer e speec 1 of acceptance by Dr. Burk, , . vvs tar ted over a year ago by Financial J. Aubrey Anderson made an ad- \\ 'omen's Commun it y C lu b and his egg -o ti sm when h e s ay s theySecretary Harold K. Schoff, of the dress in whi ch h e b rough t out the Narbrook Park Committee. are the f reshes t eggs that come

Union Fire Association of Cynwyd, many int er est ing h is t or ica l poi nt s I ll ' w ished all a Merry Chri stmas . i nt o Narberth. He may no t be

to have the Commission assign the ahout vVashington and his army in t he words of Tiny Tim. "God eggs-aggerat ing, at that. Eggs

terr i tory def lnitely to one company. whi le a t Gul ph MiIIs, furnishing Bless us , Eve rv One !" g at he re d h y him one day areThe Commission, however, was not concl us i\ 'e p roof that while at The singing of the hour was di- usuaIlv in Narberth the next. Thismoved to act ion in spi te of repeated Gulph Mills \Vashington decided rert ed by :\Ir. and Mrs. George B. s o u n c 1 ~ like egg propaganda, bu tpleas , until Burgess Met zger t ook t o make VaIley Forge his winter l \ '1ahI.· Charlev was sO enthusiastic aboutup the matter f rom the Narberth quarters in that memorable year. Th e tree wil l b e l ighted during his eggs t ha t I believe I caughtend. 1~ 7 7 . t he ho li da ys a nd stands in th e the ieYer a nd am fuIl of t he s ub -

Ba Ja-Cynwyd dire cturs are :\1 r. Anderson rapped the 10 - l 'e nt re o f arbrook Park. The iect-or will be if he s en ds me. I t own owes a vote of tha nks to e' 10 11 to do the trt' khighly sati sfied that actIOn l as t e res ts that would have t orn away 1 Ug ' r .

tinaIly been taken. despite the fact the rork, so tha"t "progress" might t hose ment ioned and to Mrs . A. B. During the s eason of 1925, ou rthat the territon' w as c ede d to not suffer. a nd sta ted that "at a ll Rus s. c i\ "ic chairman of t he Com- Cha rl ev and "Home-run" Baker.Narberth. Said Financial Secretary costs" the rock must he saved, munity Club, who secured the co- one o(his neighbors, wiII attemptScho ff when i nf ormed o f t he d eci - e \' en though it would become opera t ion o f t he Burgess , Mr. Carl to make a winner out of t he t eamslOn of the Commissioners: "The necessary t o b ri dg e t he creek. n. Metzger , and the support of representing Easton In t he b us h

Commiss ion i s to be congr atulated Th e exerCIses at the c hu rc h s ome of the local o rgan iza ti ons. l eague down there.at arriving at a decision, As for clused with p rayer b y Re y. 1\lr. Through an e rr or t he n ame o f Ou r ex - Bnr ge ss , C ar ro ll

giving the l\Ierion south side to Nar- Barrett. the \Vomen's Auxi li a ry of the Downes. n ow pre side nt o f the

ber th , exper ience has shown that Dr. Burk. on behalf of the Val - Presbyt eri an Church was omit ted Liberty Bank, l\ew Yor k C it y,in last week 's paper, a s o ne of the I fl' D t

the Narberth company because of ley Forge Historical Society. pre- alH a power u \'Olce 10 uranits nearer l oc at io n can answer s en teel an ins ignia to Mrs. J. .'\u- organizations assisting. cirde,.;", h as b ou gh t a sma ll place. a larms the other side of the railroael brey Anderson for her k ind gift. \\,oe hope fo r more" typical duwn that way, bu t hasn't gone illquicker than t he Bal a- Cynwyd Christmas weather next \'Car. so for chi ckens as yet , a l though he iscompany which must go o ut of its To Usher In New Year. permitting alI ou r to\\'Ilspeople \\atching Char ley 's opera ti ons

way to c ro ss e it he r t he Bowman The Xe\\' Year wil l fi nd t he a nd t he ir gue st s to join in a with considerable interest . Thisavenue bridge or the bridge a t City members uf the ~ a r b e r t h Tcnnis Chrismas Eve Sing under the l ight all ought to he good news for ; \ar-

of a similar Christmas tree. I tl I 11. ] 't tl tLine avenue, Overbrook. Association 011 their toes to ex- )('r 1 (, "" , lecause I means la"As for financial contributions the tend a heart\· anel noi ,;y welco l1 lc . : \ Ii ss lessie L ub ki n, of \V as h- w he n a ny nf us iee ! l ike spending-

duplication of efforts in the terr i tory Elm I[all ;;, 11511al \ ~ " i l l hc t he i ng to n, ·D. C., spen t Chri s tmas a week-end on a :'Jaryland farm,by both companies has made i t hard scene of the an nual )Jew Year 's wit h the Newmakcrs, of 107 Dud - whe re g ame. fish. Star motor cars,to get membership subsc ript ions . En ' dance o f t he ; \arberth Ten11 1." ley avenu_e_.______ eggs amI other t hi ngs abound . we\Ve had only 80 members on the .\s';iJciation which ",ill be held JUNIOR NOTES han twn places f rom which to

s ou th s id e whi ch mean s on ly a l oss \ \" cdnesday e\'ening, December choose.of $400. This is not serious ." :n, and Thursday morning, Janu- Girls Send Christmas Cheer to Or- :'Ily purpose ill writing this ISThe resolution reported out by the ar v 1. phanage. to inform Char lev 's man, ' f ri enos

Fire Committee and approved by ~ ' \ 1 1 who haye attended the pre- At the regular meet ing of the that he IS 111 b e ' t t ~ r , health than"the Commissioners also gives the YlntlS dances and all who ha ve Juniol' C()mmunity Cluh last week e\' c r: an d he says It because o f

· Narberth company a slightly l ar ge r h ea rd abo ut t hem won't care to it was decided to send a littleIthe t resh eggs. That s e g g s - ~ c t I 7hit of territory to cover r to rth of miss this affai r which p romi se s t o Chr is tmas cheer t o an o r p h a n a g e , , : h a ~ he sa ys , a n d - \ ~ e l l , 1f It· MCjl1tgomery avenue between " M e e t ~ be the best dance of the season. near Hatboro in the form of filled d.I(!n t sound too l1lu.ch like adver-111g House lane an d State road,'than Elm Hall will be beautifully stockings. Th e girls bought three tJsmg--I. wou ld ad"l se t hose whoithad hefot:e.

FireChief

Charlesrlecorateel.

Mike Fisch an d h is o r- d ozen pair o fs tocking 's , r ol li ng t he are l oo lnngfor

f re sh egg s andV. Noel', of t he Narberth Com- ches tr a will- play till daylight if one s t ock ing and putting it in th e good heal th t o tr y the Humphreyspany, is given the same authority necessary an d t he u su al surprises toe o f t he ot he r a nd f il ling it with brand, at Cotters.within these sectionscoverecl by his have been arann'ed for by t he com- t f ' t" t t "CUB."

1. l' f , oys , r t1l , n u S, · e l'.

compan y as t owns IIp c lIe s are 111ittee. headed by Jack \Vine. A re y ou g oi ng to E lm Hal l S at - Engagement Announced.

· given in theirs. If you h av en 't r ec ei ved your urday night to danc e t o the strains A nn ou nc em ent is ma de of the···.·The resolution wiI l be presented t ickets-get busy. Elm Hall can 0 t he mus ic by the Seagrave's engagement of M is s Doris Huff

t o Bor ou gh Counc il Jor ratifica- 'lccomJ!1odatc only a few o f t he Col legi an s? Tickets may be ob- von Culin, of 504 South Narberth. t ionat their next meeting. '11any who will want to be present . tained at the door. avenue , t o Mr . George Doehne , 3d, Mr. an d :rvJ;rs. Harry A. Jacobs" .. The a g r ~ e m e n t rea"ched b e t w e ~ n Th e Narberth Tennis Association We had a very p leasi ng pro- ,of Harrisburg, Pa. The marri age are entertainmg as house guests,: ' - ' 4 \ i e ~ t o w n s h l p - a n ~ , b o r o u g h , P e t l 1 1 ! ~ t a k e s this··oppothmity-;-toCwish !tram'.atour>lastctub tl'ieetirtg,Mr. "wiUtil.keplllCe iil late"'suttunet durifig th e holidays, MrS. L.'" B..' ' ~ I t ~ e r .part)' to w l t h ~ r a w .upon glV- everyone a Merry Christmas and Tefteries read Dickens' Christmns after th e graduation o f M is s von Elliott, Miss Martha Bishop, Missmg the ()ther 30 days nohce, 'lromise yo u a lively N ew Y ea r's Ca rol to us a nd A ug us ta With- Culin from Abbot· Academy; An - -Eli:(.:abeth M, Mowers and Mr.

.. ( C o l 1 t i n u e d £ ~ o m t h e Fifth Page) gve. " o::roW sang. . dover , Mass. Raymond L. Mowers.,



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, '. '

OF AL LKIND!'

Ardmore 163-"

VERL PUGH

Electrical Contractor

local o r o ut of towa

Quick and Efficient Service

LIGHT HAULING

P, J. DUFFY

335 Dudley Avenue

Phone, Narbe rth 1817-.1

E I ~ c t , . l e a l R e p al n a n d AppllancH

314 Gra711nlr Ave.. 8 Orlllk..t Aye .•

Narberth. PR. Ardmo... , Pa.

associated with

FRANK H. FLEER

A GlIT

Incorporatedl.

Real Estate 'TrQstBullding

Philadelphia

Funds

PHILADELPHIA

"NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY BONDS!"

The semi -annua l coupons on a high grade bond

make this a thrif ty f orm o f g iv in g mon ey a s a

Christmas gift.

While th e p ri nc ip al i s a lw ay s s af e a nd c onver t

ible i n to cash when needed, it i s i n the meant ime

earning a good rate of in terest .

Past history shows that bond pr ice sa re expec t ed

to advance cont inuously for th e next twenty-five

years, so--

That Keeps on Giving and Is

Appreciated Twice a Year

·NIXON & COMPANY

Immediate

- f o r good First Mortgages and

Bui lding and Loan Seconds. Our

service charge is is W1usually

reasonable.

RITTENHOUSE 2227

C. L. WEGEFARTH & CO.

609 WIDENER BLDG.

HOWARD C. FRITSCHJ us t ic e o f th e Peace

REAL ESTATEFire Insurance-Bes t Companies

Phone 1749-W-215 Haverford Ave.

.------------------1tHolly and Fir Trees and Mistletoe- tt t

t They ar e al l symbols of Christmas. t, Bu t what would they avail without th e good cheer, radiated in a warm house, from a soft ly glowing fire- tt place, in f r on t o f which to bask; a merrily burning ,, heater, to drive th e chill and draft away; a piping ho t :, oven, to deliciously brown o ld M r. Gobbler? ,

And th e symbols of such warmth are the p roducts tt we sel l: tt Lehigh Valley Coal at Philadelphia prices ,t Cordwood, Oak an d Hickory mixed , $20.00 a cord it Phone, Narberth 375 tt t

I ~ A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & . : O ' ~ : ~ ~ ~ A l O O . I~ ~ ~ ~ . - . - ~ .... - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - ~ . . - . .....

METHODISTS WIN

. Miss V ir gi ni a Bu rg s tr es se r i s Narberth 1280 Walnut 6616

spending a week at Grampan, Pa. F = = = = = = = = = = = : : : : = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~

Epworth Basketeers Lick NarberthPresbyterians.

An interest ing g am e o f basket

ball wa s played Thursday eve

ning. December 18, at Markett

lliih School. between :\lethodistEpiscopal an d arl:ierth Presbyterians. Th e first half ending ina scor e o f Hi to ~ in favor of the"Hiller:-." The second half sawthe undoing of the Grayling Ave.

C hu rc h. a s t he ~ 1 e t h o d i s t s won,

22 to 11.Savill starred for th e :VI. E. L.,

with five fie ld goals an d four ou tof eight tries for foul goals.

:". 1- I.. l"uNltinn", . ~ 1'.! ' \ ' ldl l . on\ ·unl . . . )lcAllitff 'JlllrrlulZ ., . . ,Forwnrd l I u t e h t n ~ o nU.'urd . . . ( 'P l l ' r f ' · ·· WlhwnFuutt.. (;\ lurd ~ [ n c S e \ ' l nrUC01I1Tl nuurrl Smith• Ft ..hl "0111" X. E.: ~ a , · I I I . i"l PurrtnJr. 2.Iooul " ( l l l l ~ ~ l l , · f l l . 4 uul uf H; PurrfnK'. J ontIII :-i: lIf 'urd. l o u t ut 11 Fuoh', l o u t of 3;\ I I I ' I1Ul . 1 u ll f u ( a Fif·lrl ~ n n l s · - S . P .: M r..\ l l Irrl ' . 1 lIt1tl'1liu",on. ]; f' rnmt-r. 1. Foul

n ~ f I ~ ~ " " . ~ k . \ l t : I " ' t · , a l I u t uf 1 ~ HutC'hlmfOll. l o u t

L E.\C l' E ~ T . \ :'\J)I:,\C

Team \Y. L. P.C.T.

:\ . E. L. .......;\ 0 1.000

:\ r<lmore Pres. .; ; II 1.000

C\'I1\\'vd P re s. ' " I .500:\ ~ c tlH"')re :\ ret h . .. 1 :! . : ) ~ : 3:\arherth Pres.. . 0 :! .000

C'YI1\\'yd :\Ieth .. (I ;: ,000

w( lrship.Year :\JesmusIc by

OUR TOWNNEWS OF THE CHURCHES Ithe theme, "What Was th e Star ' ..----------- I NARBERTH NATIONAL BANK

__ lof Bethlehem?" I'AINTINO GLAZING·

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH N ex t Wed ne sd ay a t 8 o'clock DECORATING "OBBING I The nnnuol m e e t i n ~ of the stockholder8

Io this bnnk will be held nt Borough Hall,

we WIll hold a " ~ e w Year's Eve" :'\:nrberth, Po .. on Tuesday. January :.!O.

prayer meeting . Subject: "Step" WM. NEWBORG & CO. 1I1W. bl'tween the hours of fi and 6 P. l\I.

ping Over the Threshold." Every- fOI the election of directors to serve forPain ting and Decorating the emming yenr nnd the trnllsaction of

body invited . such other business as may properly COl\le

212 Woodbine Ave., Narberth, Pa. b.-fore the meeting.Phon .. , N . r b ~ r t h 1TlIS-W .T. L. ~ I c C H E R Y . Cashier.

quartet.\ \ ' < : d n e ~ d a y . : 1 1 ~ t . \ \ 'a t ch \ ' igh t

sen'ice at 11 P. :\1.Thursday. lannan' 1 choir re-

rehearsal ;:t ~ . I'. :\1. - .The general puhlic is il1\·itecl to

a tt en d t he s en 'i ce s o f t he chu rc h.

W. Sheridan Dawson, MinIster.

Sun day, D ec embe r 2 8:

t1A5 A. :'I1.-Bible s choo l; Hon .Fletcher V;. Stites, superin

tendent.1\.00 .\ . : ' I 1 . - ~ I { J r n i n g v\'orship.

Theme : "The L ~ n t r i e d \Vav."

~ p e c i a l mus ic h y th e c h n i r ~.:10 l'. : \1.-Jullior League ser\,

ice.liA.J P. :vI . -Ep \. orth League

de\'otional meetinR.~ A : J P. : \ l . -E\·ening

Theme: ". \ :\ e \ \ '

sage. ~ p e c i a l

REALTY SALES--TRANSFERS

beginning of last year 1,300 names

i ng the names of 1600 men andwere placed, but befor e the No

vember court jurors could be drawnit became necessary to add 3 00 ad

ditional.The formal order f rom the court

for 1925 specifies that 1600 names

be selected. As was the case last

year. sh ou ld it be found necessaryto add more during t he yea r, the

same wiIl be made.The large number of names

arises f rom the fact that practical

ly every t erm o f criminal court requires at least two weeks.

The 1925 jury wheel list willbe completed before t he c lo se of

the present year, in order that theformal placing of t he names in the

receptacle and the scheduling ofthe same can be done not la ter than

January I. Judges 1\1 iller and \VilIiams. together with Sheriff WilliamFox. will s i t with the ju ry commis

sioners when this task is compliedwith. Th e names of the men andwomen who are to sen'e during the FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,Februan term of criminal and SCIENTISTcivil COl;rt must be drawn from t he Woman 's Club Building, Ardmorewheel. th e f ir st from t he 1 ,600 . Ave., Ardmore, Pa.during t he f ir st w ee k of the new Sunday services, 11 A. M.year. o r p rior to January 10 . S un da \' s chool s er vi ce s, 11

The terms of t he two jury com- A. M. -missioners wil l expire with the Wednesday evening testimonial

close of 1<)2';. Cnder the law but meet ing , 8 o·c1ock.one can he affiliated with the ma- Reading Room, 19 West Lan

jority political party, so that the caster a ve nu e, o pe n e ac h w ee k,

other 11lllst necessarily be a mem- day, 12 to 4.30 P. M.ber of a minority polit;cal party. On The subject of the Bible lessonthe present board. Mr. Fisher is the Th e subject o f t he Bible 1£s-

Republican member and M r. Har-\ Ron Sermon fo r December 28 istenstine the Democratic l11ember. "Christian Science."

Their selections of men and women

for jury duty has been very favor

ably commented upon hy both court

and at torneys.

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LISrlNGNAMES

. ~ . ' ::; '.' ( , .,

.•: · i : . .. .

Philip Atlce LivingstonEditor "Old P l l " I ~ 8 h e r

J. Richmond MagneyA .. o0i4tll B4ito,.

Saturday, December 27, 1924

To Health Boards-Dr. Wilbur MadePresident-Mrs. R. C. Hoffman

Treasurer.

In an address before the members

of District No 2 o f t he Associationsof Boards of Health at Brvn l\lawr

last Wednesdm'. Dr. A.. :\ . Cairns,

Chief medical 'inspector o f t he De

partment of Pub li c Health, recommended the passage of a law requiring the yaccina ti on aga in st

smallpox of e\ 'e ry child within thefirst s ix months of life.

"I f we had such legislation." thephysician declareo, "it would soonwipe out the disease."

Dr. B. K. Willl11r, of :\nI11lore.president of the Lower l\'1erion

Township Board of Health. waselected president o f t he association.Dr. F. B. Swartzlinder. of Doylest own, w as e le ct ed v ic e p re sident .a nd S. B. Stillwell. of Doylestown.

was re-e1ected secretary. 1'lrs. R.C. Hoffman, of Narber th. will con-

, tinue t o act as treasurer .The small attendal1l'e at the meet

ing on the par to f the public prompt

ed a change in the (late of meetingsfrom June auel December to Apl:iland October . Th e next meetingwill be held in 110\'lesto\\'n.

At the a fternoon session Dr.

George \Y. Grim. ~ l i l k Control

Officer, gave an illustrated t al k o n..Milk Control in Dis tr i ct No. 1,"Dr. Brinton, of the State Health l1epartment, also illustrated h is t alk..'·The Federal Foo\land Drug Act

a nd I ts Control." Dr. A. L. Dewees. of Haverford. described "TheSchick Tes t of Children in Haver

ford.Township." .

ANSWERS TWO QUERIES

To th e Ed ito r o i Ou r Town :In the i ss ue t \\ 'l l weeks aglJ.

t he re w er e two letters regarcling

t he F at he rs ' . \s sl lc ia ti on . Boy

Scouts and Cirl ~ c o u t s . .First and last, an \' f a th e r i,; eli

gible fur n l e l 1 1 b e r ~ h i p ; because

t he re a re no d ll es d oe s n ot meanit is free. Ill ' l1lus t g-in ' his int er es t a nd co- op er at io n. a nd . be

cause he is p ar t o i it. mnst nut let

just a f e\ \' rnn it. li e must saywhat h e t hi nk s oi benetit tLl th e

b oy s a nd l'Ol11mllnity. He mustcome ont to the meeting-s and geta cq ua in te d. S ome IIi th e fathersar e no t hali had sort at that-realh uman b ei ng s much the same as

other fulks. The theun' of theorganization was to enlisJt grown

nps in the Boy Scoul:-: to adop t apractical policy agreeahle to themajority, not a hit-or-miss. one

man p ol ic y: to arrange proper

quarters on the p r esent s i te for the

Boy S c o u t ~ of tuday an d the fnture; to make the Bo\- Scouts real

in eyery way. So far: th e progres:omade indicates the directil ln of th e

aim is excellent. 1t will be a fewmonths before thing-s ge t in ; \ -1

shape, an d so. f at he r o f two h oy s,

come on Ollt and j oi n in.As for l\iother : \ Iachr ee . I leip .

Let's g-i \'e the ne\\ ' org-an iza t iun achance to find i t se a legs heforetaking on any additi()lJal cargo.

If all the b oy s o f Scont age wer e

to immediately jo in . there'd be no

place to put thl'l1l. Ci\·e u s t ime;

let us g- ro\\' a Iitt Ie : g et the dadsall interested-and then. well. thentake it up again. It \\·ill be up to

t he d ad in the en<1. as it l1suallv is-:\lem1Jer o i t he L'ommittl:e.

Entered 8S 8..cond -ct s s8 ma t te r . Oc tober15th. 1914. at the Post O ff i ce at Narberth.Pennsylvnnla, under th e a ct of March 3,

1879.

SUBSCR IPT ION P IUCE , O ne D ol la r and~ ' I r t y Cents per y ..or In advance

PAGE TWU

OUR TOWNA Co-operative Community Journal

Ownf<1 by en" l"arberth Civic Association

and pubIlsh..d everl Saturday at

Narbert.h, Pa.

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Quality Baked Goods, ',, ', ': Narberth re s iden ts demand th e best. That is :

: th e explanation f or o u r r ema rk abl e sales i n b ak ed :

: goods. :

Male and Female. , ,The report of the Census Bureau : No b r ea d or cake made by th e ton in a distant :

for th e year 1922

shows excess of : plant, bu t th e f ines t good s , of th e best i ngred ien ts , :

BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE male children born in the Cnited ' made in a sanitary bake-shop here in Narberth. . ,,EVANGEL States, the number being <)11.831. ' Treat yourself to some. '

Rev, Robert E. Kelghton, Pastor. <l!{ainst ~ 6 3 . 0 8 0 females, Ever: :

NEW DIRECTORY

~ e n ' i c e s , ~ l 1 n d < l Y . Decemher :!H, ~ i n c ~ ~ J i . r t h statistics have been kept : :I ! I' ! I : 111 cl\"1hzed countries. an excess of ' •

_ !I.I:, .\ . ~ 1 -- Bihle school; male children has heen noted. but : WHITE'S SWEET SHOP :An Attract ive and Convenient Pit lce c1as"es i l, r e\'ery ont'. I the infant lllortalit\· of t he male is : :

of Work. II .\ . ~ I . - : \ d <Jrning- ""Jrship. hi!{her t ha n o f the' female. and the: :BigKer and better type is a fea- I'astur \{ubert E. I--:eighton will proportion in numbers between t h e ' 219 Haverford Avenue '

tu re o f th e new Bell Telephone preach. Theme. "\\ 'hich Being two sexes is kept very nearly e\·en. : :Directory, deli\'ery of \\'hich start- Interpreted I s." ~ p e c i a l music- The excess of males would be even: Narberth 1705 Narberth , Pa . :ed Decembel' 1; \ 1!);2·L Th e type quartet." From Ilea \'en High Tra- greater than it is if male children , •i ~ a n e\ \' creation, especially de- ditiona1." and hass solo. "Birthday were not i n the majority among the : :

s ig ned f ur telephone director ies . of the King." still births. - , '\1 I . ,.,.---.,._._.,._--_._-----------.-----------------.:

The l et te rs a nd figures a re m uc h 1'. ~ 1 . - Y l J l I n g I'('ople's So- : tHlugh e\ 'ery census taken 1111

mure open than t he o rd in ar y t yp e r ie ty . Ral ph (J. Claypoole. d irec- the Uni ted S ta te s has shown an ex

and this in cr eases th e ease with tor. l.eader. .\lberta Da\·is. cess of male births. that of 1920re

which n am es a nd n um be rs may T l l p i ~ · . "Rare !'rllhlems in a \\ 'orld "ealed a slight falling off in thebe read. Se tt i ng : : \mcr i ra t u t he R('scue." ra tio of masculine numbe rs of" A n y t h i n ~ which helps the te1e- Joshua 1 :fi-!I. population. In 19

20the total

phone use r t o g et t he right num- A:. I'. :\l.-En·ning- worship. population o f the Un it ed States was

bel' quickly , helps t he t el ep ho ne Theme. " .\ lo ng t he C r ea t Road." foun d to be 10 5,710 ,620. Theres("nice." a ccor di ng t o Manager an or ig inal nlllsical stnn'. Christ- then was a n e xc es s of 2,0<)0,13

2

Erh. "Telephone e ng in ee rs a re m as l ll llsi l' by t he c h( ;i r; l ea de r. males. the ratio of males to femalesconstantly studying the directory \\ 'alter B. Taitt. \..]l1artet. "\Vhen being as 104 to 100. a decrease fromproblem with a " 'iew to get tin g- the ~ \ l n Had :-;lInk to Resf'--old (06 in (1)10. But the war. checkedl)Ut the most pr:..ctical a nd m os t E ng li sh \'ue1. ~ l l a r t e t . "Ilaitian immigra t ion and the difficulty of

u se iu l b oo k p us si bl e at an eco- Cradle ~ u n g · . " \' iolin s ol us b y correctly enul1!.:'rating the Illales

VACCINATION LAW URGED nomical cnst. fhis ne\\' :\lain Line Carl Kremer-".'\rioso" by Bach with so many men may ing aboutdirecton' is th e last word in tele- al1d ".\duratiun" bv Boonski.! the country in t he y ea rs 19

1i', 19

1R

phune l;ooks. (Irgan postlude. "llallelujah Chor- a l ~ d I<)!l) may account f or t he de-

. "In a ddit ion to t he chang-e of l iS." Cunle and hear s ome g oo d clme.~ t y l e . then' are many changed music The greatest number o f women,numhers in the new directon·. \ \ · e d n e ~ d a y . D<:cember ;\1. 1!12-l, as would be expected. were.in theCommuni ti es a re growing a l ~ d Ii I'. ~ .--I'rayer and prai:-e meet- ol<ler ~ t a t e s of the :\tlantlc seanew t e l e p h ( ) n e ~ a re b ei ng add ed . ing-. Leader,! 'astor Rohert E. ho.ard,and the fewes t 111 the ;\IounI'eople ar e moving. causing- num- Keighton. This i t he l as t p r a Y l ~ r t am Sta te s. In seven States onlyber changes. It is also necessary meeting- I If the Year. COI11<: ; ~ n d were W0111en 1110re numerous thant o m ake rearrangements in the brin' " a friend. - men, namely, Massachusetts. Rhode

telephone plant which necec;si- ,.. Island. r\ew York, North andtates changing numhers. It is HOLY FAMILY LUTHERAN South Carolina. Georgia and Ala-ne ver sa fe t o trust to memory I CHURCH bama. A girl's chance of getting aafter a new telephone directory i - M. E. McLinn, Pastor. husband. if girls still regard hus-

issued. It is always best to con- I\egular s ( ' n i r e ~ . I )erember '!:-\. band-getting as impor ta nt . w as

s ui t t he n ew i ss ue so as to a\'oid I I ! ) ' ! ! : good, for t her e w er e 12.967.5

65

d el ay s c au sed hy cal1ing the Sunday school-!IA:i A. M. single men and boys of-more than

wrong number." . \!orni;lg- worship- I I A. 1\1. IS ye ar s o f age in the UnitedEvening- s e n i c e s - ~ . - l ; ' i P. :\l. States and only ().616.<)O2 women

League meetings-7 P. M. and g i rl s ove r 15· By "s ingle" the

Theme in morning, "Character." Census Bureau means men whoE\ening·. "Brotherhood." have never been married.Bala-Merion Electric Co. Flies Trans- ' The matrimonial chances of the

f f PTh e mos t d el ig ht iul a nd suc-

er 0 roperty to Phlla. E·lectrlc. unmarried girls were re(l t1ce . . l . ho\\'-, ' e s ~ i u l s en 'i ce s o f l as t S un da y U

During th e week the paper s for \ \' eIT ~ larg-ely attended that \ve ever. by a large surplus of widows.the transfer of t he p ro pe rt y o f t he \\'l're assured Ili all increasing in- The re w er e 3.9

17.

025 widows as

Bala & ?\lerion Electr ic Company. t e r e ~ t in ou r chur ch and its pro. against 1,758.3

08widowerers.

which was sold re ce nth ' t o t he . There was a lso an ex cess of di-gressing work. .

l'hiladelphia E le ct ri c Company . vorced women over divorced merl,wen' filed in \'orristowll. Thi:- ----- \ the former numbering- 273.3

04,

company serves en ti r e current tn THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH against . n ~ . 2 R . J . divorced men.:'\arherth. Rev. John Van Ness, Minister. ...:.-:- ---

Following' a re t he re al ty trans- ( In account IIi the i l J n e ~ s of two \ Letter Carrier in Hospital.fers fIll' L ~ " ' e r :'Ire-rinn a;icl :'\ar- (!f the sinl3'ers the m us ic p la nn ed C la re nce L ung. "out\! s id e p "s t -berth: tl Ir l a ~ t ~ u n d a : ' ha s been post-' 'll<ln. spent Christmas day in the

\\'illiam D. Smedley to I-1an'e\' poncd untt! 'tlmorr"w. when it is BI"yn :\Iawr Ilospitai. II e \\'as il1J. Hannan. Xarherth."$1. - ' t'cted that t he chu rc h quartet with grippe several wccks ag-

o. al1d

Charles S. Powell to Eugene \\'111 render the CI:ristl11as 111l1sic failed to recO\'t'r his strength. Ill'

\\". Baldwin. LO\\'er :'Ilerion. $1. ;,s al1l1l1l'l1ced fill" the m o rl1ing. and is suffering frum all anemic COI1-

Jl1hn R. :\Jille-r t o C ha rl es T. the d U l l 1 > I ~ ' quartet will render. in ditioll. which will make it i1l1J>lIs-

De:-;ter. Lower l\lerion. $1. " t h e e\'e11lng. ~ p e n c e ' s beautiful s ihle fill' him t u r es um e h is w ur k

Jean Arnold to Tohn M. Dow- Christmas cantata. "The S ta r\ , o f fo r sol11e .weeks.dell. Lower ~ l e r i 0 1 ; . $ l . Itethlehe111.': - Learning of his illness, a I1UI11-

Baln & :\lerion. Electric Com- The meetl llgs for tomo rrow are h er o f people to whom he delh'ers

pany to Ph ilade lph ia E lec t ric as follows: mail bestirred thel11sel\'es this

Company, Lower Merion, $1.'9.45 A. :\1 . . Bihle s ch oo l. M en 's week. They cO\"ered h is us ua lLawrence R. Davis et al. to Bible. class ill1111ediately {Qllowing r ~ t 1 t e , . t ol d t he \-arious families of

Of 1600 Men and Women Qualified John 1\1. Dowdell Narberth, $1. . mortlIng worship; 11 o'clock, 11ls phght, an d saw tu it that hisfor Jury Duty. Howard E. Shore to Gert rude morn ing worship s erm on o n th e a b s e n c ~ did not c au se h im to m is s

Jury COl11missioners J. Irwin Getz, Lower Merion, $1. text, "The Master is come, a nd the usual Chr istmas gratuity .

Fisher: of Wil low G ro ve , and Bera rdo DiMarce l lb to Jame., calleth {o.r thee;" 11A. M., Junior .Because o f . ~ o n g ' s popularity

Ep!1rallll H a r t e l ~ s t i n e , of Sanatoga, L. Campbell. I.:0wer Meripn. $1. Church II I the lower room and w1th th e famIlIes he serves the

'. . . . . a s s l s t e ~ by t he tr s ec re ta ry , M rs . Lo"ver . Menon Rell.lty Co. to " u r . ~ e r y in thp. tlpper room; 6.45 fund .collected totaled nearly four, ~ a t h e r m e Podall, ar e busy gather- Perry Bean, Lower Merion, P.M. , ~ e n i o r , Endeavor· meeting ~ u n < l r e d dollars, and this m.ay be

:... ! . + ~ , ' " , 1 n g . , t h e ~ . n a m e 8 , . o f .., I 6 0 0 0 " m e n , ' a n d $ 4 l i I O U O , - _ ~ ; ...C_ '_ '_ ,_ ' . ' . led by MiSS May Banfield and 1n- mcreased by other families on his.' . ,:wQmettqualified fo r jury duty i ~ ~ h ~ . GeorgeF'. Meikeito C h ~ r t e s i i t ..t m e d i : l ' t e - , E l t d e a v o r · 1 1 1 e e t i n g ' . d i - r ~ u t e . w h o w e r e , _ 1 l ' ) . i s s ~ d t h i s ' : w ~ e k , ,

. Montg9mer

y county Cour ts durmg Mil le r et ux La'wer .Merion $1 ,rected bv ~ r s . Wood and Mis!! A number oLgifts an d greetings19

25. . . ' . ' . . . • . '. l t l ~ r b e q ? ' . 4 ? o . c : . t o c k , e " ' e n i n K w o r - were sent direct t o t h e h o s p i t ~ t .

. The same. number. of names-.-w·as· W·· .. . .. . c;hl,p. . . ChrIstmas ' c l ln tata . l iThe.e, appreciateyout helD I ~ f R hi h .

pu t in the i9 24 jury wheel. At the ~ e n h o g ' I'''. per.:tnnni itf'm c , ,I., .orv 0. · .et . e e r n / ~ s u n g b y theIdoubtequartet. . B r l ~ f s e r m o n on



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Unexpected company th e h o ~ s e - - aparty in p r o s p e c t - f ~ e h n g n ~ qUite .upt o s t andard ( And a week swashingstanng you in the face-I

Just step to the phone. call our n u ~ ber and we'll have our representativethere In a "iffy t o t ak e this b ig load o ffyour shoulders.

Don": hesitate to call upon us simplybecause you haven ' t been sending usyour bundle reguJarly-you'll find usjust as prompt and as aDXlousto pJeasoas though y(lu wer e one of ou r oldest·customers.

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ST. MARY'S LAUNDRYArdmore , Pa. \

'Phone: Ardmore 175

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HelpWanted-in a hurry?

LOCAL SCOUTS

WAYNE

COAL

Rala & Union Aves., Rata

L. M. Thompson

0,,1' coal !HJu" rom/ort fcHI renew,l ' l l, 'I ,1/""" II i . the coal Jor you.

Sr ight ~ - a n d bright!

TART t he N ew Ye::r- a n d warm: Keep mth e heat -keep ou t th.echi ll ing storm. Ou r bUSIness is selling h e ~ t good, dependable, hlgh

g r ad e h eat .

Telephone: Bryn Mawr 882

Federation Pamphlet. I HI-Y CLUB BOYS BUILDING OPERATIONS

The Christmas leaflet recently Gues t . o f Y. M. C. A. on Thursday For Nov embe r S how D ro p But Stilisent out b y t he Social Service De- Afternoon. Lead Those of Last Year.

p ar tm en t o f the Feder at ion of Twenty-nine of the leading boys A drop i n bui ld ing ope ra ti on sChurches has met with a most gen- from t he L ow er Merion H ig h o ve r t he previous mon th w as re

emus response b y t he c o m m u n ~ t y . School met i n the Y. M. C. A. on port ed by Building Inspector C. E.Many are giving money to provl.de Thursday afternoon to complete Rahn in his report o f Novemberfor special things, such as coal, milk p la ns f or the organization of a operations mad e t o the T o w n s ~ i pand tutoring, rather than t he mor e L ow er M er io n H i-Y Club. The Commi ss io n l as t w eek. Despite

stereotyped Christmas basket. boys i nt er es te d i n t he s ta rt in g of this decrease, K ovember ope ra -The annual repor t to the regular this Hi- Y Club a re all l ea de rs i n t io ns o f the yearare ahead of those

subscribers of the Federation of th e school activi ties and are bound for 1V:2:>.

Churches wil l be s en t out later in t oge the r under the l eade rship of Said ~ r. Rahn i n h is report:the year and published in the local 11r. F. D. Peake, of the University "Eighty-three permits have

papers. of Pennsylvania, who is the H i-Y b cen i ss ued for the month of No-

secretary of the Ardmore Y. M. C. vember, conring eighty-eight opA. Their object is to promote clean eratiol1s at an cs timated cos t ofs p ~ e c h , clean thinking, clean. ~ t h - I '$_j j 7 ..~ l i i l ) ' , U O O . .letlcs and wholesome hV1I1g .. \ \ . c h a \ ' ( ~ also f iled t hI rt y se ts

among the s tudent s . Mr. W. l\1. o i p lan s relating to t h ~ a b o \ ' ~ work.Danner, Jr., spoke to the boys "\Ir . \ ' incent, assIstant I11specabout the responsibility ~ l eader - tor , rcports ha\'ing made 132 visitsship in t he n ew ent er pn se . Mr. (Oi inspection during thc pastl 'e ake outl ined the program of ac- ll1onth .ti\'ities for the weekly meetings of "( )l1ite a nlll11!lcr of p lan s a re inthe new club. :'Ir; P e n n y p a c ~ e r the' ' , ~ t i i < " l ' awaiting l':\amination, sopledged the 5ch<:01 s c o - ~ p e . r a t l o n the ycar I!ids iair tt) bc a rccordand cXllressed hIS apprcciatlon of \ ·.··k 'r. k' . )1('.1( '.

the I11terest th e Loys arc ta 'll1g II I "The !intlres in detail arc shownthe \\'orth whi lc t hI ng s a t school. I .. ' "''l'lle \' . 1\1. C. A. ser\ 'cd refresh- be UI\ .

1 ( ;E"r .RAr, SCM:lIARYl1lellts to t he group which then ad- l :harnr tPr Permits. Cost.

. I'rl'·l1t,· oIm'1I111g" 2·' $ 3 ( ) ~ . 1 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 0 0j, ,urtled to its first regular meetIng Twil l <!w"llIllg"S 1 10 .0 .

t u he held in January. .\ I: 1:;,,::1011 S nll,1 "dill. 1 ~ 1 2 . ~ ( ) 0 0 0'l'lle lle"I'I'e t'ot· t}II'" clu 1. was Prl,.,I1,· . : l I "I ; ! " ~ 1:1');5.00

u n l lsl , , , . - , 1,"lldllll': :\ 24.r;0000

"ITatlv stimulated Ly the presence 1110111111:11 bl l i id in. .... 1 \ I ] : ~ ~ g ~ g g"'. I' G Id d H ' I el·t ";hl·11,·1 sil"01 00ut van ou an cr ) I 1 , . . I l I I l ~ sy- I ' I I I . . 4.11l0.

,-,.·!allghter at the rcccnt Older! " ' I r ln; ! spt, . t l l . . . . . 'I 111l5.000f I ' In, II;.! t l l l1 1d l l l l : 7,000.0

Boys' Y. ~ I C. :\ . Con erence III I :1, I rill!, do " 11 ., .. ' . 3 , 4 ~ g : g gLe\\'istuwn \\·here they were dele- I ~ : i l ~ " \ ' : I : ' ·iI·,;';;,:········· ;,0 DO

gates irol11 Lower :\lenon HIgh I Totals ..........•..... S3 $45;.:>60.00

~ c h o o l . l i I, . ;nUCl ' S l ' ~ D I A l t Ynh.::r:c.t.... Pl'rmils. C ~ f i t .

" 'n r :h . :\rdlllor, ' .. , H $4:l .• ~ O O . O O~ H l l t l i Armor . ' ~ : 1:H1.500.00\y,.,[ Ardmorl' _ 1 . ~ ~ g · 3 g1 ~ : I I ; 1 , , . :\ .' : .•)- '00F 1\1 ' \ '1 : ~ l : i w r , 29.2,5.

County 1\: pi-nt \1'1\\'1' I 120.00I' ':1\ ,,: \:" :......... . . . . . . :1 1 1 . 4 ~ 0 . 0 0ni'n l 1; 1 Wayne 7 H!.laO.OO11'1\"'rrOll'i1 4 411.400.00~ l ; . r l n " ... . . 12 SIl.OOOOO~ I f ' r i o l l s,qlJ:l n' " f ) . SOO .OOl'"noo,·,1 ,; 1.10000HO . ' lIiollt ') 2.000.00

H L ~ ~ r l sMILK AND CREAM

75 8 LA N CASTER AVE.

B RY N MAW R.

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Phone: Narberth 699

WHITESIDE BROTHERS

WATER

After you have welcomed th e New Year an d th e

revelry is all over, you ma y feel a b i t hungry .

T he n why no t d rop i nt o th e Arcadia fo r a bi t

to eat? We will b e o pe n until 2 A.M. New

Year's Eve.

Start the New Year Right

Alter the New Year Revelry

Le t us supply your f an cy f rui t s and vegetables.

We also handle fresh-killed J e rs ey Pou lt ry and

on Fridays have Fish, Oysters, Clams and Crab

Meat.

1612 Mark e t S tr ee t

Philadelphia

Springfield Consolidated

Water Company

General Office:

NARBERTH

Grav i ty a lone governs pres

sure in the company's entire

system (except between the

pump ing s tat ion s an d dis

t r ibut ing reservoirs or stand

pipes), comprising 68 0 miles

o f t ra nsmi ss io n an d dis

t r ibut ing mains .

Many p er so ns believe that

th e company is able to pump

d i re ct l y in to t he p ip e lines

f rom t he m ai n pumping sta

tions, thereby i n cre as ing o r

decreasing th e pressure to

th e consumer at will.

GRAVITI ALONE

GOVERNS PRESSURE

Legionnaires of Two Counties to

Meet at Lansdale.

World war ex-service men f rom19 communities of Bucks and Montgomery counties will gather at Lansdale on Thursday night, January 8,in the largest meeting of the veterans of the '17-'18 conflict ever heldin this section.

The assemblage is known as a"hub meeting" and is t he first forthis district. The idea is to instill acloser feeling of co-operation amongthe posts.The meeting has been cal led by

Charles W. ::\lcGinnis, a past commander of the William E. HarePos t o f Lansdale. He i s a d is tr ic tdeputy commandcr. Deputy Commander McGinnis has appointedStewart ~ a s e , of the Hare Post,chairman.One o f the featurcs of the "hub

mceting" will be the presence of t.heBristol Pos t o f Bucks county. WIthits crack degree team.

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t(Fresher by a Day"

45th & PARRISH STS.

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~ t h e Season

The Compliments of

You don't ge t that look of blood and milk fresh

n es s i n your cheeks a t b eau ty par lors -but by

drinking l iberal quant it ies of milk at every meal.

Why no t d r ink th e best milk-Scott-Powell "A"

milk, famed fa r and wide because it i s who le

some, healthy and

Announcing a New Service

THRIF-TEESERVICE

THAT LOOK OF HEALTH

IN YOUR CHEEKS!

SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIES, Inc.

PRESTON 1920

For Thrifty People

Be lb.NO HANGING OUT TO DO-ALL FLAT

WORK IRONED-WEARING APPAREL

RETURNED DAMP

The Counties Gas and Electric Co.

ARDMORE, PA.

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Goods ar e delivered in t wo separate bundles-Flat-work

ready to use in one-Wear ing apparel in th e other

SUNSHINE DAMP WASH LAUNDRY

TO OUR CUSTOMERS---

This is a c lass of work that many people in the past few years .haveasked u s t o establish. This servic(' is now available to a l l. w h wIsh toavail t hrms (' lv es o f t he m a n ~ ' advantag('s and ( ' c o n o m l ~ s Jt ?ffers.All flat-work done the THRIF-TEE Way is returned nIcely Ironedand folded-ready for use. All weari!!g app.arel ~ re turned DAMP- no t Wet. Pleas(' do not confuse thIS Sl'rVlce wIth any w('t .wa,sh.The work comes to you dean-color bright and sweet-no rmsll1gnec es sa ry . Send every thing tha t is \\'ashable.

THRIF -TEE Bundles should contain half

w ear ing apparel and half flat work.

MINIMUM CHARGE, $1.50

....To Be Among the 2000 at

Reunion at Academy.

TI\" t h ( ) u ~ a n d Buy S co nt s of

I k!:l\\·are :lI1d \luntgol11L'ry COlln

til'" 1\ iii take part in the annua l

rOlll1d-ujl and r1'1111ioll in thc :\(;1d- To::I1_

Iem.\' 0 i \1 u,;ic. Saturda).· aiternoon. Tnt: l! "n\" 'm ln' r

Prl '\' i ll l \!'O!y rt·portl'.1

Dircctor Butlcr wIll attend.'1'01:11..; til tl:ttl' S ~ $7.485.569.00

Friend,; aud re1ati\'cs of thc Scouts Corr,·s,lg. I'l'rloll ·23 767 6.24:>.668.00

ha\'c bcen illyitcd. Fo r ycars thc IIII·r,.aS" 115 $1.230.001.00

annual alTair has been staged in

the l\I anlliacturer,;' Club, but ow-

ing to the incrca,;c oi sconts a "]lcI\'arc oi solic itors for 'fake'larger place was necessary. ..\ 11101111 ,bilc :\ssociations!"Follo\\ino> a parade f rom Broad That is the warning issued by

and Arch , ; ~ r c e t s , lcd by th e ban.d,; thc Ke\'stone Automobile Club

pi the Philadelphia !'olice and FIre which 'has rcceived numerous

l)('rartl11('l1ts, the ,;Cllllt,; will as- cllull'biut,.; rL'g-arding the activi-,;emlllc in the . \cademy. 011l' hun- t ie s of this type of grafter.

dred prizc \\inners in the past, two ",\n i nd ic tm en t h as a lr ea dymon th " w il l OCC1l\W the Ir"l1t bee n obt ai ne d in Montgomery1'<)\\'5.. The ncwly-organi:-cd B t ) y ~ ' c011nl\' against one of these soII:Hl11otli<;a Band. anaenal .t11I1111- j c a l l e d ' i l ~ s u r a n c e companies or pro-ling a ct t rom a Incal. theatl e ancl tcctin associations a nd a no th er

ml'1nologui,;ts will assISt. h as c lo se d i ts Philadelphia office,The ,;couts will a,;seml,]e Satllr- !e a\ 'i ng no trac e of the where

da\' morninc:' at thl' YII\lng' :'lien',; a 1 J " u t ~ oi its officials.C l ~ r i s t i a n .\,.;sociation. Broad and "Du ring - the past year thou

.\rch ,;treets. and will bca,;sigl1l'cI sands of automobile owners haveto h ike to important ci\'ic ccntres: been swindled by various orgCl;ni

a tour which will include placcs 01 z at io ns a nd associ at ions usmghistorical and cducational intrrest. :-11ch t it le s a s auto accident com

SC\'eral of t he l a rge r 11lanlliactur- panil·". nlll1l1al auto associations,

ing plants will be vi,;itcll. The hoy,; Cl'-ll]>crati\'e as,;ociations andwill return t o l un ch a t th c plaza l e a ~ 1 1 l ' ' ' ; of this or that," states J.

!'.II.II.IIIA.II.".II'I'I.U'I.J1II1II'II.I.II.II.I.".I.II.II1I.lIll1ln.1I.1I.1I.1I.1I.1I.1I111.1I.1I.1I.1I.1I.1I111111.II.n n."i:. and will the n form by d i,;tr ict :- :\1~ wel l S In ith , executi v e s ec re -

; Cynwyd 841 Cynwyd ~ Narberth 369 I\·ilh the troop f h ~ , ; and tl1(' na-, tar" of the e1ub.

E Th tiOl.lal co]nrs at th'(' head of each 1 ' ~ T h c .,;y,;tem used by the ~ e p -_ e ' 128 Bal a Avenue 237 Haverford Avenue squarlron. r c ~ ( ' n t a t l \ ' C s of thesc orgamza-

BaJa-Cynwyd Narberth .\ numbcr of boys members of tions i,.; to call l1pon the a u t ? ~ o -l ocal t ro np ,; wi ll he all1.ong the hilc ()\\'IlC'r and u po n a s ~ e r t a l D l D g

~ . SEASON'S GREETINGS ~ scouts attcndin rr the reumon. that he does not carry Insurance= '" on his car, attempts to sell himi ; The advertising columns f orm a something that on the f ac e a p-i directory of pro gress ive mer- pears to be e i ~ h e r insurance, serv-II ;: chants. Ref er t o t hem often. ice or protectIOn.II ;:

IIi SHULL LUMBER CO.= !:

~ 29 BALA AVENUE :QALA-CYNWYD 1.~ CYNWYD 662 ii

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New Christmas ClubOPENED MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1924

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No formality about joining. Just

make the first small payment.

You will be agreeably surprised to

see how fast the money grows.

Speak to your friends and relatives

about the Club. You can all 'save

at the same time.

ONE·DOLLAR CLASS

TWENTY.FIVE·CENT CLASS

Requires a depos it o f $1.00 each week fo rthe next 50 weeks. On. December 1, 1925,you will receive a check for $50.00, plusinterest.

Requires a deposit of 25 cents each week fo rthe next 50 weeks. On December 1, 1925,you \vill ,receive a check for $12.50, plusinterest.

CLUB OPENED

MONDAY The Finish is Pleasant

DECEMBER 8th'

FIVE-DOLLAR CLASSRequires a deposit of $5.00 each week forthe next 50 weeks. On December 1, 1925,you will receive a check for $250.00, plusinterest.

The Start is Easy

In line with serving our friends, thepublic, in all possible ways, we areagain conducting our Christmas Clubfor the convenience of everybody.

Weekly deposits are made throughthe year. In early December theentire principal, increased by interest,is paid back at a time when it is

most welcome.

TWO·DOLLAR CLASS

FIFTY·CENT CLASS

Requi res a depos it o f $2.00 each week forthe next 50 weeks. On December 1, 1925,you will rece ive a check for $100.00, plusinterest.

Requires a deposit of 50 cents each week fo rthe next 50 weeks. On December 1, 1925,you will r eceive a check for $25.00, plusinterest.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

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COUNTY SCHOOL HEAD

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TERRITORY TO NARBERTH

Burk Products

Phone Narberth 1710

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'Phone, Narberth 1254

!'}STATE OF ANNA M, TROXELL,<1eceased-Ll'tters testamentary o n t he

noon estnte havinlt been granted to

11ll uudersiltned. nil persons indebted to

I h e s ni d estate urI' reque6ted to. make

p l l ~ · m l ' n t . nnd tbose having chums toI l r p ~ p n l thl' sump, without d el ay , t o

F H A ~ K l , I : - ; CANFEiL,CAHRIF. H. CANFEL,

!':xpcutorH. ~ 0 Grayl ing ave..Nnrbl'rth. Pa.

SARBERTH B. & 1.. ASSOCIATION

Owing to Ib" fuN that t he r egula r mel'.l·i 111( in .T liD un ry filII. on n holidu! t ~ e . ~ a l l lnWl 'l in g w il l hI ' IHIHI\lollpll nntll }o nrlny,

.Jllllll11n· :!. In:!;",.'i·1It I ~ L \ H ('. TIWTTER .Jlt.,H l ' c r e t u r ~ ' .

Realtor

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HEWIT'S

31 N.

Our Specialty Is

HOWARD'S

DELICATESSEN

Robert J. Nash

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Holiday greetings to all kind friends

On whom this store's success depends I

Wishing you joY', good health, good cheer,

A ~ r o s p e r o u s .and glad New Yea r I

Ready t o mee t your every need -

Drugs Bnd sundries, a l l guaranteed,

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AFTER AFIRE

you'll find no satisfaction in figuring up the

amount of insurance you should have had .

Bu t there's a l ot o f satisfaction in knowing

that y our p ro per ty a s i t s tan ds t od ay is

fully covered by dependable fire insurance.

Our fire insurance policies are dependable.

I ~ S . U R A N C E COMPANY OF ~ O R T H A ~ l E R I C A

Tailors, Cleaners and Dyers

"The Ol<leSl Amerlcnn Fire nn d ~ l u r l r l l ' Insllrnllee COI1lJlnny"

Hair c are . Upon the correct care o y?ur hairdepends much of i ts beauty. A ~ ~ hke P!Oportion will improper care result In It b e c o ~ m gpermanently spoiled. Let us help you keep I t at

its best.MOST UNIQ.UIiJ AND ATTRACTll'8 CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Narberth Beauty & Gift Shop103 ESSEX AVENUE

Narberth

AGE 40

COJl8t11t 110"" t I l IHU"(Jl I { ' ( ' uf1cnt aM 110" toolild 11'J111" lt11C/f"" (n- dfu'tor

23 4 Haverford Avenue

The B'I'ightest Spot inNarbe?·th

·A·DratStore· in·:theMost:MOcIemSe .... o f T. . . . .

T e l e p h O ~ e l l N a r b e i i h 1 2 6 7 and 1 2 6 ~

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OPf'D BUDd...)' Evenlnlrl G to 'I

MARLANFirat·elas.

Milk and Creain

Special Agent

111 South Fourth St., Phila.

Phone, l..ombnrd ROOO

205 Forest Avenue, Narberth

Phonl', :\'urbl'rth 1781

At Narberth Station

F. A. LANAHAN

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action, This committee consists ofMessrs, Conrad Hettenbach, chair

Ie on Tour of Rural SchooIe with(Continued f rom the First Pagc) . Artl ur H Cle \' enger and Wilman,. , 1 " - District Director.

A I h t h B I C liam Hornung,prop lecy ta t e a a- yn- Prof. A. 1\1. Kulp, c ou nt y s u-

wyd-Merion section of the eastern The origin of the Cynwyd-Nar- perintendent of schools, and hisend o f Lower Mer ion township is ber th scr ap goes back sever al y ears ass is tants, Prof. \V. D. B ey er and

abo ut to s ee a bu il di ng boom tha t when t he Mer io n C ivi c As soci at ion R al ph R . Smi th , are on a tour of WHITE'S LIFE OF WILSONwill make it g row with s tr id es r i- r equested both the Bala-Cynwyd the yar ious schools in the rural sec-val ing tho se o f West Philadelphia and the Karberth company to re- tions, First Impartial Biograph of Warin the e arl y da ys of . it s e no rmou s s po nd t o fi rst alarms fom South The cou nt y edu ca ti on al h eads re - Pre sident Now Available atand r ap id expan sion was made by Mer ion. The Cynwyd company ported condi"tions, this year, as be- Library.IluildinO' Inspector C. E, Rahn, which was g- iving fire protection a t , I . J ' I r- d . b William Allen \ Vh it e, t he i a-,., . II1g spennIC , \ ,00 progress IS e-The r ea so n { or t hi s boom, t he In- t ha t t ime agr eed t o t he aeltlllssion i ng made in the advancement o f mOlls Kansas editur and l iberal, is

" pe ct or I'ntl'mated, w as b ec aus e o f Narbert h to the t erri tory, b ut 'I h" ' t t' the author of the first biograllhyJ ' courses 10 t l e towns Ip IOStl U Ions, ...bUIldl'llg lots In West Philadelphia friction soon arose between the two . b d f h of \Voodrow \\ ' ilsun that does notthere IS a etter gra e 0 t eac ersllrl.an area had been exhausted and when both of them went into the ' d I reyeal a strong hias of preJ'udice

U I . than a t any p revIou s term, an t letile '-I'g realty operators had J'umped South Merion district to so iClt I either t'or or against i ts subJ'ect.

U a ttendance r econ s arc lInprecc-across the township l ine and into money to conduct the ir r espect iv e den ted, Mr. \Vh it e' s nat ur al s ympat hythis territory, organizations, \/uch of the increas ing inter es t w ith the ideals of \\ ' ilson enables

In support o f hi s t heor y I n sp ec to r C on st an t e ff or ts w er e made t he in the rural schools is due to the f ac t him to por tr ay and expl a in them

Rahn tol d t he C ommi ss io ne rs t ha t pa st y ea r by t he Cynwyd financial t ha t the p ar en ts ' c o- op er at ion h as sympathetically, but as a Republi-hi s office h ad i ss ued pe rm it s t he s ec re ta ry , ~ r. Harold K, Schof f, r esul ted in the int roduct ion of i n- c an , he also has a sufficient depast year f or op er at ion s t ot al in g t o g et t he C ommi ss io ne rs to allot structiw as well as enter tain ing- fea- tal 'hment to be ahle t o e xp ose$8,000,000, which is over $1,000,000 the d is tr ic t to one company or the \\'ilson's faults wi thout wishing

d h I d tures. 1 'f h'more than l as t y ear an t at t l e o th er , but no a ct ion was s ecure ,\nother ~ t a t e depar tment visitor to detract fmm t le merIts 0 ISmajority of these permits had been until Burg-ess Carl B. :\letzger took in the countV is the d is tr ic t d ir ec - r ea l achievements. This book has

f or opera tion s in the Bala-Cynwyd - up the r equest fro111 the ?\iarberth tor, \ViJliam'S, 'faft, who wa s one be en purchased by t he Commu

Merion and Ardmore territory of end. of the speaker s at the r ecen t schoo l n it y Lib rary and is n ,, \\ · available

the township. A month ag-o he went be fore t he di re ct or s, a ss oc ia ti on g at he ri ng . f or a ll r ea de rs .Soac t iv e was the b u i l d i n ~ and so Township Commiss ion and o ff er ed Among the h igh schoo ls inspected Everyone who is interested in

numerous were the opera tI on s un- the Narberth Fi re Company to by Mr. Taft are West Tel ford, biography will want to r ead t hi s

dertaken that t he fees t ur ned in en- t hem f or s uch se ry ic e in the town- Kulps\' il le, ,\mbler and North hook and also all o ther s who folabled the building committee to turn ship in territorv adjacen t to the bor - \ \ 'a les . He send s a written report lowed a!' interes ted t 'ontempor

back t o t he t owns hi p $1400 of i ts ou gh of )Jarl)erth that they mig-ht of his vi si t wit h his r ecommend a- a ri es t he unusually rapid rise and

$10,000 app ro pr ia ti on . Thi s is t he see fit. Such service , the burgess t ions for the school to the p rinc ip al equally sudclen decline of \Yood

largest amount that h as eve r be en i nf ormed t he Commi ss io ne rs , w as of the school or the secretary of the row \ \' i lson in our national life.t ur ned b ack to t he Commi ss ion by t o be free of charge; t ha t is. no school b oa rd upon his return to h is \"hite shows many inconsisten-

one of its committees, yearly appropriation from the town- office in Harrisburg, cies in the \ \ ' ilson 'character andThe fees total $9000 , T h i ~ ship wa s e xpec te d. Rut t hr offer He will con tinue his tour until in a somewhat whimsical w ay he

plus t he app ro pr ia ti on enabl ed t he wa s made wi th t he s ti pul at io n t ha t he h as compl et ed a survey of every attributes them to the eternal con-

bui ldi ng commi tt ee t o t ur n over a def in ite statement be made of the hig-h school in the county. Hict of t he I ri sh and the Scotch$2500 to the ZoningCommission for terr itory which Xarherth was ex- hl"od" which were mingled in his

i ts research work; pay office expec te d t o cove r. F ai li ng to secure COUNTY LICENSE NO. 40,000 '·ein". It is somewhat surpris ing

penses and salaries and st ill h ave a a def in ite ass ig -nment of territory to lUI \'e \\.oodrow \ \' ilson, whomsurplus. Iw the f irst oi the 'war the burgess Goes to Norristown Couple-First m""t tl i us ha " e consi de re d a s a

What Cynwyd Thinks, tl;reatene<! to w i t h d ~ a w his company One Issued In 1885. rather dour ~ c o t c h Presbyterian.

\\ 'hile the "Hicer" u i h ot h t he within the borough limits, Such ac- The honor of receiving ~ I a r r i a g e Itreated in the role "i a sunny

Xarberth and Hala-Cvnwnl Ctll1l- t ion wou ld mean ano ther fire C0111- License No. ,+0.000 in l\.[ontgomery l ig ht -h ea rt ed and light-witted

panies are glad that the I ~ l a t t e r i s a n\ ' w ou ld h av e to he org-anized t o count \· wa s. on \londay, by chance Ir ishman, Yet \\'hite shows with

settlee!. the act ive memhers of tl h 'g-ive protection to the eastern awanie<! to a Xorristown. couple- entire plausibility that \ \ ' ilson was

Union C0111pany are much e of the township and f ai ling in \ \ 'i l li am Hal l and 1'. labe l Snowden , lllClfe often Ir ish than ~ c o t c h and

wrought up. as witness the fol low- t a t fire insur ance r ates wouk l pos - both of 145 Ann street. that it wa s n ot until t l ) ~ Scotch in

ing article in yesterday's issue of si Iy be sky-rocketed in c ert ai n se c- L ic ens e No, I was awarded to 1. him had enti rely supplanted thethe .. \ ews (If Bala-eynw yd." tions, Heston Todd, lime manufacturer, I ri sh t ha t he commi tt ed those

:\ storm of p ro test h as ari sen l\1r. : \I etzg- er' s thr ea t secnr ed ac- L 'pper \Ierion and Anna B. Pauling fatal errors of judgment which ledfrom the f iremen of the Bala-Cyn- t ion \ \·he re Mr. Schoff's requests lady. both over 21 y ea rs o!d, o n Oc- t o hi'S downfall.wyd -Mer ion Company aga in st the had f ai led. Two weeks a ft er th e t ober 3, 18R5. by Edwll1 Schal l, There was much discus!'ion and

action of the Township Commis- burge!'s appeared before the ('om- clerk of the Vua:ter Sessions Court. secret whispering abuut \Vilson'ss ioners . las t week in award ing the mission Chairman Clifford l\lackey. They were marr ied three days. later pri\'ate life. part icula r ly during

Sou th Mer ion d is tr ic t to Narbert h o f the Police and Fire committee'lon October 6, by Rev, Issac GIbson. the 1!lZI; Presidential campaignf or sale f ir e p ro tect ion and a tom- reported that definite assig-nment of late r e c t o ~ of , St. John's Episcopal and in l!ll!1 when his enemies inmittee has been appointed to appear terr itory had been made to 1\ar- Church, ~ o r n s t o w n , the ~ e n a t e were employing e\'ery

before the Commission to r e q u e ~ t berth a;ld that South Meri on would At t he t ime appl ic ant s f or a mar- possible means t u assassinate h:s

reconsideration of t he action, be a llot ted to it for !'ole protection, riage license had to answer b ~ 19 character, prest ige and leadership.

Members of the Board of Direc- :\ week later at the mt!etinR of the questions. Today each appltcant / t is an i nt er es ti ng f ac t t ha t t he

lors of the local company, among Commission. on December 17. the must anS\\ 'er 5ol· unfriendly biographers have beenwhich there are sever al Sou th Mer - r epor t of t he commi tt ee was a c- unanimous in their endorsement

ion r es id en ts , h ave a lso become in- cep tea by the Commiss ion witho ll t DECREASE IN DISEASE of t he p ur it y o f \\'ilson's priyateterested and ind icat ions are tha t the a c1issenting- voice. life, ~ r. \\'hite goes into that

Protest ma y be ta ken before the But Ten Cases of Chickenpox for I . I I ' , I t 'I IThe on'" f inancial benef it that p lase ot t 1( ' su lJect tI1 <e al an lFire Underwriters and to the State' South Ardmore This Week. ' d' I I d d I' '

Xarberth aets out of the acrreement 111 \Cates t lat le cun ucte l1S m-government at Harrisburg, ,., " 'I'ell n e'" cases of chickenpox are t' t' s ,'til a til r o u g l l l 1 ~ s Swith the Commissioners is the r i gh t " yes Iga lOn, \,1 (l

The firemen of the Cynwydcom- to do the sole sol ic it ing- for money repor ted in the ~ o u t h Ardmore dis- and determination \\'hich would

pany are up in arms over th e shear - and members in the ter ri to rY as- t rict of the township this week by ha\'e c au sed him to p rin t th e

ing act ion becau se of the intense siOTleci i t. This , however , the ;Ictive Health Off icer :\Iarv in E, Reynolds, truth as he found it n<l matterrivalr)' which has always existed be- ,.,.. of tile Boarcl of Education, This is I I 't ' ht bemembers of the C,vnwyd COI11I>an)' - 1< 1\\' un we come I mIg .tween them and t he Nar be rt h vol - ,- a ele"I'eas'e I'll till's <[i,"trict where th is \\ '1' I [ \ \"1' ,with the r ich Sou th IVIerioll district " lIte a so ene orses I s un sunteers , They consider the alloca-. 'I h' I' disl'ase has been prevalent in viru- pri\'ate character.tion of South Merion by the Com- 111 mtne seem to t 111'; qt ll te a p lum, len t f orm the las t mon th ,missioners to Narberthas a viola- vVhile t he j us ti ce of Narberth's I Une of tile most interesting

c la im to Sou th l \ler ion becau se of One case of chickenpox anc chapters in the book contains ittion o f t he ir rights, and invasion of , , three of whoolJing' cough are re- I . '1 I. , d k h ItS nearer proxlmit,v was admitted, stenograp llC report ot aver )a

their tern tory an ta 'e t e matter I ported for the Bala-C,vn\\',\'<1 dis.- I 'I T IP TI ff eoubt was eXIJressed that the COI11- statement \V lIC 1 osep 1 . um-

as a persona a ront. trict. This sect ion w it h t ha t \'1" , fmissioners could arbitrar ily hand 1\1 ' 'II . ' 't I bl'll tllt\· made to \ lite In re erence

The directors of the Union Fire t n 111 tam" I S Ccan' \\ 'jthat section over to the borotJO'h . enon s I la ., to h is Ars t contact with 'l1sonAssociation while the)· do not J oin '" of Ilealtll . I . I I Icompan,v anti exclude the Cynw,vd ' ' . ,"ase of and the c ,l rcumstalKes w l1C.l e<the active members in their vehe- . S th Ar Imore has one ( b

one, It is pointed out that the Cyn- o < 'd ' . I" up to the i r f ina l break, It IS 0 -ment denunciation of t he p ower s wyd charter granted by the S tateIyphOid fever ;111d :Ia wyne l as o n \.·i"lIs t ha t Tumu lt y did not inthat be are keenly interested in the stipulates that the B al a-C ynwvd of s ca :l et fever. I h e r ~ are 20l n ~ \ \ Ielude in his statement his own in-

~ ~ f J ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ : c a : \ ~ ~ e Y m ~ ~ a J a : ~ a ~ t ~ i ~ ~ Company must ,g-,i\'e fire protectionIc a s ~ s 11.1 all reported In the entire: f e r e n c e ~ . which mi,g-h.t ,be trouble-to the communi tI es of Bala. Cyn- to\\nshlp, some til persons still ,1I1\ e, bu t the

Commiss ioners may cau se them to w){1 ).Ierion and Overbrook W B ' Sk tl 9 '[l 'ader is a hl e t o dra\ \ ' \ \ 'hate\ 'erlose the ir S ta te charter which stip- " 'Cold ave rings an. . ,ulates that t he B ala -Cynwyd C om- •There !s a qu es ti on t ha t t he Fire The cold wave this week broug-ht I Illerences he pleases,pany must supply f ire protection to U n d e r w n t ~ r ~ may, not. appro\·.e.of the f irst skating of the season. This biog-raphy w i ~ e l y does nottbe communities of Bala, Cynwyd, the C o m m l s s l o n ~ r s actIon 111 glvmg Suburban ponds froze during the attempt t.o detcrmll1c whether

)'lerion and that par t o f Overbrook ~ a r b e r t h the \ \est ~ l a l ~ a y u n k t er - the n ight l \londay and around noon' \Yilson \\111 become <?ne of t l ~ ewhich lies in Montgomery county. ntory to protect, wluch IS nearer to "everal were readY for skaters, The permanently great figures tn

The Board is also interested in the Cynwyd Company, , . ' ond of the Mer ion Cricke t C lub a t :\ mcriran h i ~ t o r y , I t is a valuable

that part of the Commiss ioners ' r ul - . The Bala-C):mvyd FIre As,oCJa- ~ \ r d m o r e was one of the earliest contemporary account of the, maning which a llot s to Narberth ter ri - t lon .has been l I1 fo rmed tha t SOruth opened. There a lso was s ka ti ng on a s he was and doubtle:-s will be

tory north of Montgomery avenue, Menon h as been. a l l o t t ~ d to Nar- the Port Reading Pond. Anlmore regarded , as a , \ ' a l t ~ a b l e s o u r ~ et ,"o and a hal f ml 'les a \" ay f rom the ber th , but no offiCial notice bas been J t' - hook h\' tuture hls tonans \\'ho WIll~ ~ ~ ~ - - ~ ~ - " " ~ , ~ ~ , ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ " ' " , " . ' unc JOn, 'I INarberth f ire house. Part of this given It; . . Lakes in Fairmount Park froze, b e h et te r a hl e to ~ t a t c w let l ~

.. • t erri tory whi ch is near West Mana- "T!le i ) t i i \ ~ \ ' a ~ to . s e ~ t l e } h e . ~ ' ~ ~ l e but t he ice was 110t strong enough \\'ilson was one .?I tl,1t' t 0rld.s -MART.IN A, LANG. Prop. yunk is much c lo ser to the Cynwyd ~ u f s t : 7 ~ 0 clstnct,ng ts, Isal ~ ' f o r s ka ti ng the fi rst day. There great figures" \ \ I l s ( l I ~ s :lIne

ll,S

fire house and as insur ance r ates blc 1 O , , ~ 10 cOllllmentlOg o t ~ . e s c f u ~ . was a th in coating- of ice on the permanently t ie d u p \ ~ ' I t h t le u tlfre b as ed u po n t he di st ance of a e, IS, to lave. a cen ra Ize re Schuyl kil l ri\'('r above t he da111. an mate success and . a c ~ l l e , · e m e n t s 0

house to a f ire compan) , and to tJle alarm system WIth. aln opeTrator on unusllal condition in December, Ithe Leagu e o f 1\ atlonS, I f that

nearest f ire hydrant observers are duty day and OIg1t. hen an . continues to g row a nd to extend

predicting that the act ion of the a la rm cou ld be relayed to the com- , ) . . a benef iicent influence O\'er the af-Commission may send insurance pan)' nearest the fire. But that :\Ir., a n.d )'l rs, James h.. I I " u ~ - 1 fairs of mankind, \\'ilson's famerates kiting in the d is tr ic t a ff ec ted, won 't ·be possible for some t ime t ' I ~ I , ot \\ yn11l'\\·o(.ld a \ ' l ~ I l , l l e , ~ ' n t l · ' . - \ViII be assured, Th e reverse is

The who le aff ai r, which is char- yet." tallied a house pal ty 11\ el ~ h hllll- also true.a ct eri ze d a s a b it of petty political Unworried apparently by t he a c- days" \ \ ' l ~ e l 1 ~ , h l ' guests l I 1 r 1 u ~ l e d ----"--.----

conni vi ng, w as t ak en up i n d et ai l ti on of the Commission in' t aki ng \ II'. (O'a \'In :\ elSIJl1 II l us tu n , , md Narberth Hunters Bag Deer.a ta meeting of the Act iv eMembers ' Sou th Mer ion away f0111 Cvnwyd. daughtl'r \brtha,. ot Ll,t,hlHldgl'. i \ party of hunters c ~ n s i s t i n g ( ~ Club, which is composed of t he v ol - t he company in holding their"annual Di lL , C a n ~ l d a ; :\ltss L ~ d l a ~ . l l t h : p, r. Xc\\'maker, bdward S.u nt ee r f ire f igh te rs , a nd at the election of officers elected two South rop. of Cante rbury. Conn, . t l ~ e Ha\\:s, Sam K. \Vh ite, of Nar

monthly session oi the Boa rd of Merion men to office, Onewasl\1r. l\lisses Lillie',:\lartha and . I ; s ~ l e berth; George Odiorne. of.Glen

Directors of the Fire Association, Fred V\r. Brill . who was made vice- Hotlston. of East Orange, 1':. J.. olden, and T. R. Pick, of Pllliadel

both of which were held last.week. p r e s i ~ n t . The other. was Mr . a ~ 1 ( 1 ,:\Ir. Laurence.R. Hotls tun, of phia, hayc' returiled from a deer

The Active Members ' Cltib after George Pettinos, who was elected Laltll11<;Jre. Atd l 1 ~ ~ l e !

they:. ~ l s o

hunt in Hunt ingdon count y,condemning the allotment of South to the Board of Directors. entertal11ed ~ [ r s . \\ I l l t a l T ~ ~ . I \ 1 I 1 ~ - PennsyJyania,Merion t o Narbert h at its meeting . ston, Miss )[argaret LIYtl1gst.()n The"v repor t ha \' i ng se.en quite

on Monday, selected one of its fire The engagement has b ee n a n- a n Mr, Philip Livings ton , the a number of deer on the ridges

captains, William Hornung, to up- 110tlnced o f Mrs . Helen G. Ohl , o f \lisses A li ce a nd May Dayis and and in t he \ 'a ll ey s beyond the

. pear beforethe directors and enter Ch.estnut a V e l 1 l 1 ~ . to M ~ . V e s t u s J. l\lr. J. C, Dads, all of Xarberth, Tuniata. Each.of t he par ty StlC-protest on behalf of the volunteers. Spindler, of PhIladelphIa; Th e an- cceded in bagging a cleer , exceptThe Board receiving the protest ap- nouncenlent was made at a dinner Ann Williams, daughter .of Mr. Mr. Peck. The t ri p w as mad e b y

pointed a committee of three, th e given by Mrs. Ohl on Chri stmas and Mrs. R. C. Williams, of Meri- automubile; .: c h a i r m a ~ o f w h i c l r i s ' t h e p r e s i d e n t ~ a y t o g u e s t s f r o m Narberth and onavcmie,'celebrated hedrfouI:ttlh If you k now' a bit of n e w s " o f . : ' · ' ; - : _ - " ~ · :"'f tl' A ·t· e 'Membe'rs' Club' to a'p ""r t n bt'rthday on Chr.istmasay wt 1. 0 lee IV . .. . - .1 en 0 , l'nterest to ou r readers, please mailpear befo re the" Commissidn and . a party, at tended by over a score••••• •••••• iSal••••" ••••salli• • • • •ill request a reconsideration of , the "Subscribe to "Otir Town." of friends. . or phone it to us .

We Call f or and Deliver

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$5000.00 Life Insurance protectionfor $52.65 net t he first year

(1924 basis)

HARRY B. WALL"

Plumbu-g, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARBERTH, PA.

Phone, Narberth 1602-J'

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visiting cards--or a set of

branch of printing or en

be taken up through ou r

The Best

Business Office at Narbertu

Printer an d Publisher

"Just phone; we'll deliver"

Cooper BrothersHAVERFORD and NARBERTH AVES.

A few

books--any

gravmg can

organization.

Buyers of pri nting in the eastern

par t o f t he Main Line can have their needs

well taken care of at home.

Periodical

specialty.

PHILIP ATLEE LIVINGSTON

"The best in pr ices; the best in quality" is a motto that

yo u will find we are faithfully sticking to in our new branch

store in Narberth. It will pay y ou t o d ro p i n and le t us

convince you that th is i s so.

In our store you will always f in d a most complete l ine

of selected fruits and produce.

'Phones: Narberth 2G411 or 2 26 1; C y nwyd 8 11 ; Wayn e 1 23

COMPLETE PRINTING

Cynwyd Office, 306 Cynwyd Road

Narberth 2554.

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i At the approach of another year we des ire to-= =express our appreciation of your patronage and 5!! -_. E

ii to extend our best wishes for -! =E!!

A Bright and Prosperous New Year EiE

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GOODWEAR SHOE REPAIRING SHOP;! !

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RICKLIN'S

104 Forrest Avenue

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Over t he BankPhone Narberth 1733

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Narberth, Pennsylvania

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wishes for the New Year

and thanks you for your

splendid co-operation.

WM. D. & H . T . S ME DL EY

J. Baird Caldwell

PLUMBING, HEATING,ROOFING

Jobbing promptly attended to.

Leadership-a

Reward of Merit

The Traveler s was t he firstAmer ic an company to write

Automobile Liabili ty Insurance.Today it is the largest auto

mobile l iabi l ity company in theheld the lead.

It writes a g oo d po li cy at afair price.

Its representatives are everywhere, assuring prompt service.

It is willing to wri te y ou rpolicy large enough to properlyprotect you.

It deals justly w ith b ot hclaimant and polieyholder inmaking its claim settlements.

You make no mistake whenyou insure in The Travelers.

-Contractor and Builder-

I "Ye Oddity Shoppe!"

~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ .I Presents for the Car . ,

GEORGE W.. BOlTOMS t stop at our. store and see the complete display of tt quality' accessories. t

t Verysuitable for gifts to your friend, or to your tt own car. t- , Prices are attract ive. It pays to b uy y ou r ac- t

......Q'Q''O''ClI'O''<.....,<>''O''OOQ''OOO ........,..,..,.......-..otW>I'' cessories in Narberth.

I RAY WEISS' ACCESSORY STORE I, Narberth Ave., (Opposite Garage), Narberth , Pa. t! Phones: Narberth 1633 or 1203·W t- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~

DAVIS'

Homes Fo r Sale or Rent

Plans & Estimates

Furnished For

Alterations & Repairing

COUNTY LOSES $10.000

School Supplieson Sa le at

Phone Narber th 672 or 2215 W

Thos. A. Kerrigan & Son

Building and Contracting

BeJl Phone, Spruce SS-D6 and S 8 - ~Keystone ~ h o n e , Race '10-114

Ora - M ~ G i n l ~ ~ '001 8 N.13 tj\ S ~ PhiiA I

: 'I rs . C ar ri e A. Harrison, of~ e w b u r g h , ~ Y., is spending

Christmas with :\1r. and ~ r s . Ar

thur L. Cooke, of Lanthwyn lane.

(Continued from the First Page)

sumed by the borough coIlectors,who, in consequence, will begin theirdut ie s on Junel, when t he c ount y

and State taxes fal l due, instead of

waiting until July I, when t he b or ough taxes are due.It " 'i ll be remembered that it w as

a similar change in the l aw with regard to township tax collectors receiving the countv anD State taxes,instead of the county treasury, that

has made the tax collectorship of

Lower :vlerion, the highest remunerative post in this county, withthose in Cheltenham and Abingtonclose seconds. These three officialshave a greater income than thejudges of the courts.

T he b er th of tax collector inLower :vrerion is the most profitablein the county. It is wor th a t least$ 12.000, a lt ho ug h ma ny believeJoseph Skelton, J r. , o f Cynwyd the

incumbent, receives in legal fees or

commissions of the office from $15,000 to $2;:;,000 a year, and the term

is four years.

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BLUNDERSUTHOR'SOMMISSIONERS TO SELL

PERVERTED PROVERBS

Sayings With Twisted Meanlngs

"Tinker's Dam" Not Swear Word.

Lot Wanted by Ardmore as Site for

Park t o Get Money for Bui ld ings .

Setting 011 fout a movemen t to get

the co-operation of : \ lat thew Simp

son :'Icthodist Episcopal ChUTcha nd o f the Lower :\Ierion V. 1\1. C.A. t o e limi na te t he sharp angledturn on :\rgyle road into Lancaster

avenue, commissioners of Lower

.:\1 erion, at their mee ti ng l as t\Vcdnesday n ight , t ook act ion that

may bring the complete ~ a l e of thetownship property known as theBecker lot early next year. Ard

moreresidents

andthe ArdmoreChamber o f Comme rc e h av e been

agitating for a park on the s it e.The plan of the commissioners,

apparently unopposed by the th ree

representatives of Ardmore , is tosel l t he e nt ir e p ro pe rt y, i nc lu di ngthe section along :\thens avenue

where some Ardmore residents hadhoped t hey might obtain a park forthis community.The on ly q ue st io n in t he m in ds

of the commiss ioners seemed to beas to whether any sale made shouldbe private or at; advertised publicsale, and it seemed finally to b e t heconsensus of opinion o f t he members that the public sale is to b e preferred.

Th e s na gs in t he ti tl e t o the big,irregularly s haped prope rty, i t wasannounced, have been s tra ightenedout. It was \Villiam H. :\ldlorin.of Pencoyd, who brought the matter

u p, a nd D r. Seidel, of Bryn IVlawrwas the l1rst to mention the Ard

mor e p ar k idea. Discuss ion of itwas a vo id ed b ey ond a remark ofone of the commissioners that hehad no objec tion to a park for :\rdmore, but thought all the moneyfrom the sale o f t he property shouldbe turned into the township treasuryto be applied toward the erectionof the new township building.The Y. M. C. A, several years

ago bought a small lot facing onLancaster avenue and adjoining that

of the :\Iethodist Church. That waswhen the associat ion was consider

ing p lans t o e re ct it s n ew bui ld in gat that point. This p lan has s incebeen abandoned in f avor of the siteat Montgomery and Anderson avenues.

Any correction of the "sharp

torner" condition at Argyle and

Lancaster a ve nu es wou ld d ep en dupon the co-operation of t he Y . M.C. A. a nd t he Met ho di st Church

trustees.

Frank ]. Floyd, c ha irman o f

highways , advised the commission,

at the request of \\" ..\. L. Barker,its president, that his committee hasspent $307,000 this y ea r f or highways.

"We should have $500,000 next

year a nd fo r f ou r years after that

to handle the s itua tion properly,"

Mr. Floyd remarked.h \ V e l l ~ l et 's h op e y ou g et i t, " w as

Mr. Barker's consoling reply.r. T, Skelton, treasurer of the

to\vnship, repor ted that outs tandingtaxes for 1 92 2, 1 92 3 and 1924

amount to $74,4-56.

:Is your chth or ' organization

represented in ou r news c9Iumn?:,",'Ie de si re such i tems weekly. .

::\1 any of the proverbs in constantuse are obviously nonsense, Others

have a certa in point ,a l though it maybe very d if fe rent f rom tha t whichf ir st mad e t he e xp re ss io n f ul l of

meaning, says London Tit Bits. Vole

talk of a th in g n ot bei ng worth a

"rap," but p ro ba bl y we n ev er r ealize the force of t he s ay ing unt ilwe know tha t H.. \. 1'" in Indian

account stands for H.upees, Annas

and Pice, just a s we use .-£. s, d inEnglish.

There wa s one a s im il ar expres

sion-hnot worth a t inke r' s dam."

A " tinker 's dam" is a wall of softc ia)' raised round a spot wh ic h aplumber wan ts t o fill with solder.As the material of the dam isthrown away af ter use, the meaningof the : ;aying was clear. ~ o \ \ ' itsorigin is so lit tle remembered that

we o ft en h ea r of sOillething not being worth a tinker's "curse."One of the .best known proverbs

is "A miss is as good as a mile."It is possible that the original,prov

erb reau: "Amiss is as good asAmil e: ' . \mi s and Amile were legendary soldiers of Charlemagne,anu. besides .heing great friends, :

were considerably like on e another I

itl' appearance. They Were famous

. as th e heroes of a \videly-l\110\vl1 old ! :s"ng. Later t hey entered into the

traditions of the c hu rc h a nd wer e

. invoked differently. Hence the

... proverb.

No te d D et ec ti ve Sa ys Delineators

"Learn the Ropes."

Authors, as a r ul e, t ry t o g et the

correct details of the subjects uponwhich they wri te , but errors sometimes o c c ~ r in their works whichbetray to init iated readers t he f ac t

that the writers are profoundly ignorant in s ome respect s" This isnowhere better illustrated than ins tories involving criminal plots anddetect ive action, savs former Chief

Inspector Ernest Haigh, of Scot

land Yard, in London Answers.

Frequently an otherwise excellent

story is spoil t by the author, who,in wri ti ng up the detai ls of a burg

lary so me wh er e in the country,

makes one of his character phone

to Scotland Yard for a detective to

undertake the inquiry into the case,refusing to call in the local policefor some reason or other.:\ s a matter of f act , n o o ne can

demand the service of Scotland

Vanl beyond the limits of the

Metropolitan Police District, exceptthe Home Office, the Dir ec to r of

Public Prosecution. or the chiefconstable of the local police, withinwhose jurisdiction the crime has occurr ed , and t hen only in special lydifficult or serious cases.Another stumbling-block, espe

cially for ) ,oung writers , is that remarkable personality, the private detective . who miraculous ly deduces ,f rom thin a ir . evidence of the guiltof some culprit, whom he proceedsto arrest. i\ 0 private detective haspower o f a rr es t a t all. I have, on

several occasions, been much amuseCl by r ead ing of detective officerswho, after solving some mystery,

p roceed to call in a policeman to

t ak e t he culprit into custody. I've

known of thousands of ar res ts , but

never one like this.A little while ago I was r ea di ng a

detective story i n which the author

made a l11unler the central point ofthe tale. It was, as usual, surrounded with a ll kinds of mystery; but atlength everything was straightenedout, and the truth was revealed.Then the detective went t o a mag is trate f or a warrant to apprehend the

murderer. Why? A murder is afelony, and arrest for felon)' needsno warrant!

Vvarrants , by the way, are a trap

for unwary wri te rs , who s eemto regard them as a useful and necessaryadjunct to a police officer 's equipm en t. S ome authors give t o t he ir

detect ive a sort of open warrant,

u pon w hi ch he can , at will, arrestanybody.

This is all wrong. \Varrants canonly be i ss ued against specified individuals, n amed o r des cr ibed on asworn information properly drawn

up and deposited with the magistrate. The l at te r h as the power toref us e a "'arrant should he considert he f acts do not disclose sufficientevidence to justify arrest.This brings me to another point.

There are certa in t imes when a warrant alone just ifies forcible entry

i nto a house , but if a police officerhas reasonable ground for believingthat a felony i s being commi tt ed ina ny p remi se s h e is empowered toenter, by force if necessary, withoutwarrant and act.

Receiving stolen property i s a felonv , vet J know of a wri te r who

s u f f e ~ e d two detectives to be certa inthat this was b ei ng don e in a h ou sethey were watching, yet they were

unahle to 1110ve in the matter bec a u ~ e they had no warrant .,

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